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1683 F. Spence tr. M. de Scudéry II. 125 A Lady of Sycion, called Chryfila, was the true Historianess [Fr. Historienne].
1837 49 597 Mrs. Macauley, the historianess, married his brother.
1860 Aug. 473/2 This opinion, duly inculcated by the venerable historianesses of the nursery, we often carry about with us in life.