单词 | scioness |
释义 | scionessn. A female scion; an heiress. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > descendant > [noun] > female daughterOE scioness1872 1872 Sun & Central Press 18 May 9/2 Can she be a scioness of some noble family? 1928 ‘Brent of Bin Bin’ Up Country xi. 36 Harriet Mayborn, scioness of the English aristocracy, was dumbfounded, but kept her head. 1969 T. Southern Magic Christian (ed. 2) xv. 120 A venerable scioness of Roman society. 2009 Guardian 15 Apr. 30/5 Free events at the public library are attracting scions and scionesses. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872 |
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