votaress

American  

[voh-ter-is] / ˈvoʊ tər ɪs /

noun

Now Rare.

1. a woman who is a votary.

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Gender

See -ess.

Etymology

Origin of votaress

First recorded in 1580–90; votar(y) + -ess

Example Sentences

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votaress

Earl of Leicester receiving Queen Elizabeth at Kenilworth "And the imperial votaress passed on In maiden meditation fancy free."

From Shakespeare's Christmas Gift to Queen Bess by McMahan, Anna Benneson

A little careful practice will soon make this department familiar to the expert votaress of the needle.

From The Ladies' Work-Table Book Containing Clear and Practical Instructions in Plain and Fancy Needlework, Embroidery, Knitting, Netting and Crochet by Anonymous

Mrs. Verne was in every sense a votaress to the world's caprice, yet she was not devoid of insight.

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha

Thither his the votaress eunuchs with an emulous alacrity.

From The Poems and Fragments of Catullus by Ellis, Robinson

The abandoned votaress bore him a daughter, and the infant was conveyed away by the lover, and placed under the care of a peasant's wife, at Barrowford.

From The Lancashire Witches A Romance of Pendle Forest by Ainsworth, William Harrison