administressn.

Brit.

/ədˈmɪnᵻstrᵻs/,

/ədˌmɪnᵻˈstrɛs/, U.S.

/ədˈmɪnᵻstrəs/

Forms: late Middle English admynystresse, 1600s– administress.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French administresse , administreresse ; administer v., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally (i) < Middle French administresse (a1400; alteration (by dissimilation) of administreresse (14th cent.), feminine form corresponding to of administreur administerer n.: see -esse -ess suffix¹). In later use (ii) probably re-formed < administer v. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare earlier administratrice n. Compare also earlier administer n. (and at that entry especially quot. a1443, which refers to a woman).

rare.

A female administrator; an administratrix. Cf. administratress n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl

maidenOE

schelchenec1000

womanOE

maidc1300

ancillec1366

wench1380

child-womana1382

maidservanta1382

serving-womana1398

servantessa1425

servant maid?a1450

woman servant1450

servitrice1477

administress1483

ministressa1500

serving maid?1529

maiden-servant1533

servitrix1566

miskin-fro1585

servant girl1658

girl1668

necessary womanc1689

scout1708

servitress1827

ancilla1871

the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > giver out or dispenser > female

administress1616

disposeress1648

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f.cclv ^v/2 Marye moder of Jhesu crist admynystresse [Fr. administresse, L. ministrix] and seruaunt.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem 217 A Light [i.e. Hero's torch] that was administress of sight To cloudy Venus.

1789 A. M. Bennett Agnes de-Courci I. xxi. 213 Lady Mary was the fair administress of all the quackery her mother so lavishingly bestowed on him.

1893 F. Thompson Poems 19 To her it gives the use, to us the usufruct. What of the dear administress then may I utter?

1972 Rolling Stone 23 Nov. 35/4 What's her name, Inez or Ida or somebody was made administress of his estate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	administress
释义	administressn. Brit. /ədˈmɪnᵻstrᵻs/, /ədˌmɪnᵻˈstrɛs/, U.S. /ədˈmɪnᵻstrəs/ Forms: late Middle English admynystresse, 1600s– administress. Origin: A borrowing from French. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French administresse , administreresse ; administer v., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: Originally (i) < Middle French administresse (a1400; alteration (by dissimilation) of administreresse (14th cent.), feminine form corresponding to of administreur administerer n.: see -esse -ess suffix¹). In later use (ii) probably re-formed < administer v. + -ess suffix¹: see -tress suffix. Compare earlier administratrice n. Compare also earlier administer n. (and at that entry especially quot. a1443, which refers to a woman). rare. A female administrator; an administratrix. Cf. administratress n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > [noun] > woman or girl maidenOE schelchenec1000 womanOE maidc1300 ancillec1366 wench1380 child-womana1382 maidservanta1382 serving-womana1398 servantessa1425 servant maid?a1450 woman servant1450 servitrice1477 administress1483 ministressa1500 serving maid?1529 maiden-servant1533 servitrix1566 miskin-fro1585 servant girl1658 girl1668 necessary womanc1689 scout1708 servitress1827 ancilla1871 the mind > possession > giving > [noun] > giver > giver out or dispenser > female administress1616 disposeress1648 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f.cclv ^v/2 Marye moder of Jhesu crist admynystresse [Fr. administresse, L. ministrix] and seruaunt. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Musaeus Divine Poem 217 A Light [i.e. Hero's torch] that was administress of sight To cloudy Venus. 1789 A. M. Bennett Agnes de-Courci I. xxi. 213 Lady Mary was the fair administress of all the quackery her mother so lavishingly bestowed on him. 1893 F. Thompson Poems 19 To her it gives the use, to us the usufruct. What of the dear administress then may I utter? 1972 Rolling Stone 23 Nov. 35/4 What's her name, Inez or Ida or somebody was made administress of his estate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1483
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