单词 | oratrix |
释义 | oratrixn. 1. A female plaintiff or petitioner. Now rare (chiefly U.S. Law).Formerly commonly used in closing a letter or petition. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > one who requests > [noun] > female oratrice1432 oratrixa1469 oratress1587 invitress1617 solicitress1631 solicitrix1637 suitress1691 a1469 C. Daune in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 390 I schal contynuwe youre oratrix and pore seruaunte, and hertely pray to God for your prosperite. 1534–5 in C. More Life Sir T. More (1828) 373 Your poure contynuall Oratryx Dame Alis More. 1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. ii. Chancerie §145 It chaunced the husband of your said Oratrix..to be bounden in a Recognisance. 1601 A. I. Cameron Warrender Papers (1932) II. 385 Your majesties maist oblist and affectionat oratrix Nicolas Lady Bonytoun. 1747 tr. Mem. Nutrebian Court I. 107 The king, raising the princess, said to the queen, Your little oratrix has pleaded too well, not to succeed. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon 475/1 Oratrix, or Oratress, a female petitioner; a female plaintiff in a bill in Chancery [1872 adds: was formerly so called]. 1933 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 27 779 (title) The State of Vermont, Oratrix, v. The State of New Hampshire, Defendant. 1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 126/2 Her complaint alleged, among other things: ‘Four years ago, approximately, your oratrix submitted herself to a plastic surgeon, to straighten her nose and otherwise improve her appearance’. 1964 Southern Reporter 2nd Ser. 163 616 Your oratrix says that said automobiles were of value and were bound by the recorded judgment lien in her favor as hereinbefore alleged. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > one who makes a speech or speeches ditera1387 fair speakera1398 speakerc1400 pronouncer?a1425 orator?a1439 oratrice1565 oratress1587 rhetor1588 oratrix?1592 tongue-man1594 tonguesman1596 public speaker1646 holder-forth1661 tub-minister1662 spokesman1663 addresser1665 tub-drubbera1704 speech-maker1710 speecher1762 orationer1765 speechifiera1777 mob-orator1814 perorator1827 elocutionist1847 tub-orator1849 spokester1850 patterer1851 platformer1851 oratist1860 stem-winder1875 addressor1897 pep talker1925 ?1592 Trag. Solyman & Perseda sig. B1 I fight not with my tongue, this is my Oratrix. [stage direct.] Laying his hand vpon his sword. 1668 P. M. Cimmerian Matron 5 in W. Charleton Ephesian & Cimmerian Matrons There needed not much of Rhetorick on the part of this Oratrix. 1696 M. Pix Inhumane Cardinal 109 A Description from so sweet an Oratrix will charm me far beyond the gaudy show. 1842 W. M. Thackeray Miss Tickletoby's Lect. i That magic spell of poesy, which the elegant oratrix flung round her audience. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Oct. 5/2 The well-known secularist oratrix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1469 |
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