Britoness

//ˈbɹɪtənɛs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A British woman. literary

    "Yet the bold Britonesse was nought ydred, / Though much emmov'd, but stedfast still persevered."

Example

More examples

"Yet the bold Britonesse was nought ydred, / Though much emmov'd, but stedfast still persevered."

Etymology

From Briton + -ess.

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