forewomann.
/ˈfɔːˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈfɔrˌwʊmən/ A woman who acts as chief of other women:
a. in a jury of matrons.
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society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > woman
ladyeOE
mistressa1375
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forewoman1709
padrona1744
queen bee1790
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the Mrs1821
1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 84. ⁋1 The learned Androgyne, that would make a good Fore-woman of the Pannel.
1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 216 If the Forewoman shall say, She is with quick Child..then [etc.].
b. in a shop or department.
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1839 C. Dickens Nicholas Nickleby x. 96 Miss Knag the forewoman shall then have directions to try you with some easy work at first.
1865 F. B. Palliser Hist. Lace vii. 118 There were only three forewomen and sixty-three lace-makers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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- square bit
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