directressn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈrɛktrᵻs/,

/dʌɪˈrɛktrᵻs/, U.S.

/dəˈrɛktrəs/,

/daɪˈrɛktrəs/

Forms: Also 1500s–1600s directresse, 1700s directoress.

Etymology: < director n. + -ess suffix¹.

A female who directs; †a governess. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > director > female

directress?1617

directrix1622

directrice1631

society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > professional teacher > governess

mistressc1330

schoolmistress1335

governoressc1422

tutrice1490

tutrix1515

gouvernante1579

tutress1599

tutoress1614

directrice1631

duenna1641

under-governess1669

governess1673

conductress1760

Mam'sellec1794

directress1801

nursery governess1814

mademoiselle1861

finishing governess1862

fräulein1883

govy1899

miss1924

?1617 W. Alexander Suppl. Sidney's Arcadia iii. sig. *1 Directresse of my destiny.

1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 236 We stile him happy too, that..life for his directresse takes.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 64 You shall be the Directress of your own Pleasures, and your own Time.

1749 S. Johnson Irene iii. i. 32 Reason! the hoary Dotard's dull Directress.

1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 240 Her cunning directress had foreseen that I should endeavour to obtain that proof of her regard.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs vi. 25 She..is a directress of many meritorious charitable institutions.

1884 Law Times 4 Oct. 369/1 The mother..obtained a conditional order for a habeas corpus addressed to the directress of the home.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	directress
释义	directressn. Brit. /dᵻˈrɛktrᵻs/, /dʌɪˈrɛktrᵻs/, U.S. /dəˈrɛktrəs/, /daɪˈrɛktrəs/ Forms: Also 1500s–1600s directresse, 1700s directoress. Etymology: < director n. + -ess suffix¹. A female who directs; †a governess. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > director > female directress?1617 directrix1622 directrice1631 society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > professional teacher > governess mistressc1330 schoolmistress1335 governoressc1422 tutrice1490 tutrix1515 gouvernante1579 tutress1599 tutoress1614 directrice1631 duenna1641 under-governess1669 governess1673 conductress1760 Mam'sellec1794 directress1801 nursery governess1814 mademoiselle1861 finishing governess1862 fräulein1883 govy1899 miss1924 ?1617 W. Alexander Suppl. Sidney's Arcadia iii. sig. 1 Directresse of my destiny. 1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs* 236 We stile him happy too, that..life for his directresse takes. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 64 You shall be the Directress of your own Pleasures, and your own Time. 1749 S. Johnson Irene iii. i. 32 Reason! the hoary Dotard's dull Directress. 1801 C. Smith Lett. Solitary Wanderer I. 240 Her cunning directress had foreseen that I should endeavour to obtain that proof of her regard. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs vi. 25 She..is a directress of many meritorious charitable institutions. 1884 Law Times 4 Oct. 369/1 The mother..obtained a conditional order for a habeas corpus addressed to the directress of the home. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1617
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