monitress
[ mon-i-tris ]
noun
a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
a girl or woman who admonishes, especially with reference to conduct.
Origin of monitress
1usage note For monitress
See -ess.
Words Nearby monitress
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How to use monitress in a sentence
Julian, however, though disconcerted, was in no shape disposed to submit to the authority of his monitress.
Peveril of the Peak | Sir Walter Scott“The less you expect the better,” said her massive monitress.
Lady Barbarina | Henry JamesI thank Heaven, that hath taught me better thoughts than my own vanity suggested, through the medium of so kind a monitress.
The Fair Maid of Perth | Sir Walter ScottHonor sprang to the door, but her face fell as she saw the monitress arrive empty-handed.
The New Girl at St. Chad's | Angela BrazilHaving shown Evelyn the unromantic origin of her spectre, the monitress left her, apparently pacified, and went downstairs.
The New Girl at St. Chad's | Angela Brazil
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