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单词 superintendress
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superintendressn.

Brit. /ˌs(j)uːp(ə)rᵻnˈtɛndrᵻs/, U.S. /ˌsup(ə)rᵻnˈtɛndrəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: superintender n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < superintender n. + -ess suffix1.
Now rare (archaic in later use).
A female superintendent.
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society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > superintendent > female
superintendress1814
1814 in R. Southey Life Andrew Bell (1844) II. 689 The conduct of the superintendress.
1852 Ladies' Repository Dec. 447/2 ‘Poor thing!’ said the superintendress, when we had passed on...‘She has no home nor friends now.’
1999 R. Peace tr. V. I. Maikov in N. Cornwell Gothic-Fantastic in 19th-Cent. Russ. Lit. 27 At this point his words were interrupted by the superintendress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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