† ambassatricen.

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s ambassatrice.

β. 1600s embassatrice.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French ambassatrice; Italian ambasciatrice.

Etymology: < (i) French †ambassatrice (1613 or earlier; end of the 15th cent. in Middle French as embasciatrice ), or its etymon (ii) Italian ambasciatrice wife of an ambassador (1548 or earlier in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. in sense ‘female ambassador, female messenger’) < ambasciatore ambassador n.: see -trice -trice suffix. Compare earlier ambassadress n., ambassatrix n. and later ambassadrice n., ambassadrix n.With the β. forms compare earlier embassador n. and later embassatrix n.

Obsolete.

The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Cf. ambassadrice n.Chiefly in Italian or French contexts.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > female

embassadress1594

ambassadress1598

ambassatrix1616

ambassatrice1625

ambassadrix1662

1625 I. Wake Let. 31 July in T. Roe Negotiations (1740) 428 They made a battery of stones against the gundola, with which the ambassatrice was hurt in the head.

a1641 J. Finett Philoxenis (1656) 199 I had brought the Ambassatrice a liberty of election from my Lord Chamberlain whether she would be pleased to sit with the great Ladies or apart.

1707 Duke of Marlborough Let. 20 Apr. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) II. 748 The Muscovitt ambassatrice depends very much upon your acquaintance and friendshipe.

1803 Ld. Nelson Let. 24 Aug. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 172 In every point of view, from Ambassatrice to the duties of domestic life, I never saw your equal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	ambassatrice
释义	† ambassatricen. Forms: α. 1600s–1800s ambassatrice. β. 1600s embassatrice. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Italian. Etymons: French ambassatrice; Italian ambasciatrice. Etymology: < (i) French †ambassatrice (1613 or earlier; end of the 15th cent. in Middle French as embasciatrice ), or its etymon (ii) Italian ambasciatrice wife of an ambassador (1548 or earlier in this sense; first half of the 14th cent. in sense ‘female ambassador, female messenger’) < ambasciatore ambassador n.: see -trice -trice suffix. Compare earlier ambassadress n., ambassatrix n. and later ambassadrice n., ambassadrix n.With the β. forms compare earlier embassador n. and later embassatrix n. Obsolete. The wife of an ambassador; = ambassadress n. 2. Cf. ambassadrice n.Chiefly in Italian or French contexts. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > diplomacy > [noun] > ambassador or envoy > female embassadress1594 ambassadress1598 ambassatrix1616 ambassatrice1625 ambassadrix1662 1625 I. Wake Let. 31 July in T. Roe Negotiations (1740) 428 They made a battery of stones against the gundola, with which the ambassatrice was hurt in the head. a1641 J. Finett Philoxenis (1656) 199 I had brought the Ambassatrice a liberty of election from my Lord Chamberlain whether she would be pleased to sit with the great Ladies or apart. 1707 Duke of Marlborough Let. 20 Apr. in H. L. Snyder Marlborough–Godolphin Corr. (1975) II. 748 The Muscovitt ambassatrice depends very much upon your acquaintance and friendshipe. 1803 Ld. Nelson Let. 24 Aug. in Dispatches & Lett. (1845) V. 172 In every point of view, from Ambassatrice to the duties of domestic life, I never saw your equal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1625
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