Beatrice

American  

[bee-uh-tris, bee-tris, bee-a-tris, be-ah-tree-che] / ˈbi ə trɪs, ˈbi trɪs, biˈæ trɪs, ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ /

noun

1. (in Dante's Vita Nuova andDivine Comedy ) a symbolic figure developed from the person whom Dante first saw as a child and loved as an ideal of womanhood.

2. a city in southeastern Nebraska.

3. a first name: from a Latin word meaning “one who brings joy.”

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Example Sentences

Eugenie, 35, her sister Princess Beatrice, 37, and their mother Sarah Ferguson are also repeatedly mentioned in the emails and documents.

From BBC

"Affordable electricity for consumers comes from accelerating on the cheapest technologies, not by subsidising the priciest ones to make them slightly less expensive," Beatrice Petrovich, senior energy analyst at Ember, told AFP.

From Barron's

The eight-episode series opens with a flashback to Sherlock’s childhood, revealing the loss of his sister Beatrice.

From Los Angeles Times

Thus unburdened, she transforms into a Beatrice figure and, together with Kenyon, leads the crime to its resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal

The letter was one of several found addressed to Beatrice Stillman, the former head housemaid at Royal Lodge.

From BBC