Soldieress
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female soldier. dated
"Born to uphold creation in that honour First nature styled it in, shrunk thee into The bound thou wast o'erflowing, at once subduing Thy force and they affection; soldieress, That qually canst poise sternness with pity, Whom now I know hast much more power on him Than ever he had on thee, who ow'st his strength And his love too, who is a servant for The tenor of thy speech, dear glass of ladies: Bid him that we, whom flaming war doth scorch, Under the shadow of his sword may cool us."
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More examples"Born to uphold creation in that honour First nature styled it in, shrunk thee into The bound thou wast o'erflowing, at once subduing Thy force and they affection; soldieress, That qually canst poise sternness with pity, Whom now I know hast much more power on him Than ever he had on thee, who ow'st his strength And his love too, who is a servant for The tenor of thy speech, dear glass of ladies: Bid him that we, whom flaming war doth scorch, Under the shadow of his sword may cool us."
Etymology
From soldier + -ess.
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