† ultricen.
Obsolete. rare.
A female avenger.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > avenger of injured or injury > female
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1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxvii. 99 O cruelle vltryces, wycked vengeresses, Furyes infernalle & Iusticers of helle.
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n.1490- to meek one's heart, soul, mind
- to meeken one's mind
- to meet a etc in the face
- to meet a person in the face
- to meet a person's etc
- to meet a person's expectation
- to meet a person's expectations
- to meet a person's eye
- to meet a person's gaze
- to meet and greet
- to meet another in the mouth
- to meet at hard edge
- to meet cute
- to hold the sack
- to hold the scales even or equally
- to hold the sceptre, the reins, the plough
- to hold the scrimmage
- to hold the stage
- to hold the sticks to
- to hold the stirrup
- to hold the touches
- to hold to
- to hold to bail
- to hold to farm
- to hold to one's heart