malefactressn.

Brit.

/ˌmalᵻfakˈtrɛs/,

/ˈmalᵻfaktrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmæləˌfæktrəs/,

/ˌmæləˈfæktrəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: malefactor n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < malefactor n. + -ess suffix¹ (see -tress suffix). Compare post-classical Latin malefactrix (early 13th cent. in a British source), Italian malfattrice (14th cent.; now usually malfattora).

Now rare.

A female malefactor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > criminal person > [noun] > female

malefactress1640

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > female

breakeressa1382

malefactress1640

1640 H. Mill Nights Search xvi. 65 The Devill assum'd the shape of a Malefactresse that had been hang'd.

1797 M. Noble Mem. House Medici xv. 285 Bianca [was buried] with the ignominy and contempt of a malefactress, and a beggar.

1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. ii. 60 We women..should have the handling of such malefactresses as this Hester Prynne.

2000 Cheerio, My Deario! in alt.pets.parrots.cockatiels (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May For cereal offences, this little malefactress has spent (and will continue to spend) a significant portion of her life behind bars!

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malefactress
释义	malefactressn. Brit. /ˌmalᵻfakˈtrɛs/, /ˈmalᵻfaktrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmæləˌfæktrəs/, /ˌmæləˈfæktrəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: malefactor n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < malefactor n. + -ess suffix¹ (see -tress suffix). Compare post-classical Latin malefactrix (early 13th cent. in a British source), Italian malfattrice (14th cent.; now usually malfattora). Now rare. A female malefactor. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > criminal person > [noun] > female malefactress1640 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a criminal or law-breaker > female breakeressa1382 malefactress1640 1640 H. Mill Nights Search xvi. 65 The Devill assum'd the shape of a Malefactresse that had been hang'd. 1797 M. Noble Mem. House Medici xv. 285 Bianca [was buried] with the ignominy and contempt of a malefactress, and a beggar. 1850 N. Hawthorne Scarlet Let. ii. 60 We women..should have the handling of such malefactresses as this Hester Prynne. 2000 Cheerio, My Deario! in alt.pets.parrots.cockatiels (Usenet newsgroup) 16 May For cereal offences, this little malefactress has spent (and will continue to spend) a significant portion of her life behind bars! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1640
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