Detractress

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female detractor. obsolete

    "That if any shall detract from a Lady's Character, […]the said Detractress shall be forthwith ordered to the lowest place of the Room."

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"That if any shall detract from a Lady's Character, […]the said Detractress shall be forthwith ordered to the lowest place of the Room."

Etymology

From detractor + -ess.

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