† offendressn.
Obsolete. rare.
A female offender.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > wrongdoer > [noun] > female
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faultress1838
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun] > one who does > female
offendressa1616
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > evil-doer > offender or transgressor > female
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faultress1838
a1616 W. Shakespeare All's Well that ends Well (1623) i. i. 139 Virginitie murthers it selfe, and should be buried in highwayes out of all sanctified limit, as a desperate Offendresse against Nature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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