monitress
Americannoun
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a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
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a girl or woman who admonishes, especially with reference to conduct.
Gender
See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of monitress
Example Sentences
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Chapter of Faults," at which the monitress is honor-bound to report all lapses observed during the past week: "In charity I accuse Sister�of the fault of doing .
From Time Magazine Archive
“That I will, Adèle;” and I hastened away with her, glad to quit my gloomy monitress.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
"Jolly good thing you are to be separated, I think, if I'm to be your dormitory monitress," replied the head girl, with a smile that took the sting out of her words.
From Just Gerry by Chaundler, Christine
Lottie had improved very much since her appointment as monitress, but Carrie's sharp tongue was nimble in exercising itself at the expense of her class-mates.
From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Brazil, Angela
Ah! my dear Louisa, what a loss shall I have in this venerable monitress!
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
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