adulteress

English

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Etymology

From adulter (noun) +‎ -ess. In later use typically apprehended as the female equivalent corresponding to adulterer instead.[1]

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Noun

adulteress (plural adulteresses)

  1. A female adulterer, a married woman or wife who commits adultery.

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References

  1. ^ “adulteress, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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