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单词 husbandress
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husbandressn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: husbander n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < husbander n. + -ess suffix1.
Obsolete. rare.
A woman who husbands or is economical with her resources.
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1838 C. G. Addison tr. Historia Augusta in Damascus & Palmyra II. ix. 264 She [sc. Zenobia] was generous with prudence, but a husbandress of wealth [L. conservator thensaurorum] more than is the custom of women.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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