Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foresister

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fore-sister
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A feminist of an earlier generation.

Example Sentences

"Another method of concealing lesbian history is the post-mortem straightening out of the lesbian, in which Haiviette becomes Joan of arc's "girlhood friend," Ebba Sparre becomes Queen Christina of Sweden's "companion," and the Ladies of Llangollen become "famous friends." Many of our fore-sisters have been stolen from us in this manner."
"Only then will we be able to adequately tell what our foresisters have done in memory of her."
"Of course, women and men are always children of their time, and feminists today are children of their time, sitting on the shoulders of their foresisters even if they do not recognize it."

Etymology

From fore- + sister. Compare forefather.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: fore

Inflected Forms

foresisters (plural)

Questions

What does foresister mean?: A feminist of an earlier generation.
Where does foresister come from?: From fore- + sister. Compare forefather.

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