† defaultressn.
Obsolete. rare.
A female defaulter.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > undutifulness > undutiful person > [noun] > female
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society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > [noun] > failure in duty > one who > female
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1736 J. Hort New Proposal Quadrille in S——t contra omnes 7 The Defaultress to be amerced, as foresaid, at the next Meeting.
1895 A. Reym Life-contrast I. xix. 264 He came to censure a defaultress and she surrendered to his mercy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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