† 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.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment > one who > female

retributress1798

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).

单词	retributress
释义	† 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. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > [noun] > requital or repayment > one who > female retributress1798 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). < n.1798
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