ministressn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪnᵻstrᵻs/,

/mɪnᵻˈstrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪnəstrəs/

Forms: 1500s mynystres, 1500s mynystrice, 1500s– ministress, 1600s ministresse, 1600s ministryse, 1600s mynistresse, 1800s ministeress.

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

Etymology: < minister n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare Middle French, French ministresse servant (c1380), wife of a government minister (1782).

1. A woman who ministers or serves. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl

maidenOE

schelchenec1000

womanOE

maidc1300

ancillec1366

wench1380

child-womana1382

maidservanta1382

serving-womana1398

servantessa1425

servant maid?a1450

woman servant1450

servitrice1477

administress1483

ministressa1500

serving maid?1529

maiden-servant1533

servitrix1566

miskin-fro1585

servant girl1658

girl1668

necessary womanc1689

scout1708

servitress1827

ancilla1871

a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 110 (MED) Þe freris whoche schal hosel hem, schal first hosel þe ministressis of þe awter.

1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles a j Nature (diuine ministresse) contending..to imprint in them the seale and forme of Diuinitie.

1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xxi. 198 O variable fortune..thou Ministresse and high Stewardesse of all temporal happinesse.

1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Apol. Perfection in Remainder Bks. 48 It should, as a Noble Ministresse or Maid of Honour to its Bridegroom the Soul, draw the Soul thereunto.

1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination i. 373 Thus was Beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world.

1794 S. T. Coleridge in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1912) 67 Granta's sons..shall weave Pierian flowers To twine a fragrant chaplet round thy brow, Enchanting ministress of virtuous woe!

1846 T. Cooper Baron's Yule Feast ii. 35 The young minstrel kneeleth low..And doth with lips devout impress The hand of his fair ministress!

1891 C. E. Norton tr. Dante Divine Comedy I. xxix. 159 The ministress of the High Lord—infallible Justice.

1976 New Society 29 Jan. 205/1 The ministers, or in this case ministresses, are the daughters of Brahma.

1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses (1993) iii. 203 When the door did open..there stood in it no ministress in white but a demandadero in stained and wrinkled khakis.

2. Frequently humorous. The wife of a government minister or diplomat. Also: a female government minister. Frequently in Prime Ministress.

ΚΠ

1766 T. Gray Let. 5 Mar. in Wks. (1816) II. 472 Mad. de la Perriere is come over from the Hague to be Ministress at London.

1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 809/2 The Cabinet Ministress has to endure, by ricochet, all the ill-humours of the throne.

1840 F. Trollope Michael Armstrong I. iii. 67 ‘And so I will, Mr. Jennings, you may depend upon it,’ replied the incensed prime ministress, somewhat softened.

1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister II. viii. 132 She had made herself a Prime Ministress by the manner in which she opened her saloons, her banqueting halls, and her gardens.

1884 H. James Let. 19 Jan. (1980) III. 20 Mrs L [sc. Mrs Lowell, wife of James Russell Lowell, U.S. Minister to the Court of St James's] is now a very good ministress.

1925 Sunday at Home Feb. 261/2 The furniture..belongs to the Crown..but each Prime Minister and Ministress brings his and her knicknacks, pictures, even furniture covers, so that the house has a new appearance with each new tenant.

1993 This Mag. (Toronto) June 40/1 I will make them pay, she determines. But could even the Prime Ministress do this?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ministress
释义	ministressn. Brit. /ˈmɪnᵻstrᵻs/, /mɪnᵻˈstrɛs/, U.S. /ˈmɪnəstrəs/ Forms: 1500s mynystres, 1500s mynystrice, 1500s– ministress, 1600s ministresse, 1600s ministryse, 1600s mynistresse, 1800s ministeress. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: minister n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < minister n. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare Middle French, French ministresse servant (c1380), wife of a government minister (1782). 1. A woman who ministers or serves. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl maidenOE schelchenec1000 womanOE maidc1300 ancillec1366 wench1380 child-womana1382 maidservanta1382 serving-womana1398 servantessa1425 servant maid?a1450 woman servant1450 servitrice1477 administress1483 ministressa1500 serving maid?1529 maiden-servant1533 servitrix1566 miskin-fro1585 servant girl1658 girl1668 necessary womanc1689 scout1708 servitress1827 ancilla1871 a1500 Rule Minoresses in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 110 (MED) Þe freris whoche schal hosel hem, schal first hosel þe ministressis of þe awter. 1600 in tr. T. Garzoni Hosp. Incurable Fooles a j Nature (diuine ministresse) contending..to imprint in them the seale and forme of Diuinitie. 1631 J. Mabbe tr. F. de Rojas Spanish Bawd xxi. 198 O variable fortune..thou Ministresse and high Stewardesse of all temporal happinesse. 1662 J. Sparrow tr. J. Boehme Apol. Perfection in Remainder Bks. 48 It should, as a Noble Ministresse or Maid of Honour to its Bridegroom the Soul, draw the Soul thereunto. 1744 M. Akenside Pleasures Imagination i. 373 Thus was Beauty sent from heaven, The lovely ministress of truth and good In this dark world. 1794 S. T. Coleridge in Compl. Poet. Wks. (1912) 67 Granta's sons..shall weave Pierian flowers To twine a fragrant chaplet round thy brow, Enchanting ministress of virtuous woe! 1846 T. Cooper Baron's Yule Feast ii. 35 The young minstrel kneeleth low..And doth with lips devout impress The hand of his fair ministress! 1891 C. E. Norton tr. Dante Divine Comedy I. xxix. 159 The ministress of the High Lord—infallible Justice. 1976 New Society 29 Jan. 205/1 The ministers, or in this case ministresses, are the daughters of Brahma. 1992 C. McCarthy All Pretty Horses (1993) iii. 203 When the door did open..there stood in it no ministress in white but a demandadero in stained and wrinkled khakis. 2. Frequently humorous. The wife of a government minister or diplomat. Also: a female government minister. Frequently in Prime Ministress. ΚΠ 1766 T. Gray Let. 5 Mar. in Wks. (1816) II. 472 Mad. de la Perriere is come over from the Hague to be Ministress at London. 1839 Tait's Edinb. Mag. Dec. 809/2 The Cabinet Ministress has to endure, by ricochet, all the ill-humours of the throne. 1840 F. Trollope Michael Armstrong I. iii. 67 ‘And so I will, Mr. Jennings, you may depend upon it,’ replied the incensed prime ministress, somewhat softened. 1876 A. Trollope Prime Minister II. viii. 132 She had made herself a Prime Ministress by the manner in which she opened her saloons, her banqueting halls, and her gardens. 1884 H. James Let. 19 Jan. (1980) III. 20 Mrs L [sc. Mrs Lowell, wife of James Russell Lowell, U.S. Minister to the Court of St James's] is now a very good ministress. 1925 Sunday at Home Feb. 261/2 The furniture..belongs to the Crown..but each Prime Minister and Ministress brings his and her knicknacks, pictures, even furniture covers, so that the house has a new appearance with each new tenant. 1993 This Mag. (Toronto) June 40/1 I will make them pay, she determines. But could even the Prime Ministress do this? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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