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单词 retributress
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retributressn.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: retributor n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < retributor n. + -ess suffix1: see -tress suffix. Compare post-classical Latin retributrix (from 12th cent. in British and continental sources).
Obsolete. rare.
A female retributor.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment > one who > female
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1798 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) I. 219 Not yet the great retributress has closed The book of fate.
1829 W. Taylor Historic Surv. German Poetry II. 87 Night of destruction, dread retributress, Be dear and holy to a nation freed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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