Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

advoutress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ad-voutress
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Edward the Second of England, his queen, had the principal hand in the deposing and murder of her husband. This kind of danger, is then to be feared chiefly, when the wives have plots, for the raising of their own children; or else that they be advoutresses."

Etymology

From Middle English advowteresse, avouteres, avoutresse, avowtres, avowtresse, from Old French; equivalent to advoutrer + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: advowteresse, -
Suffix: advoutrer

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

advoutresses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

advoutrer avouterer avoutrer advoutry advowtry avowtry

Questions

What does advoutress mean?: An adulteress.
Where does advoutress come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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