Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

traitoress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: traitoress
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female traitor.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Rather than heed her warnings, those who hear her words name her a traitoress or a woman insane."

Etymology

From Middle English traitresse, traytouresse, from Middle French traitresse, Anglo-Norman traiteresse, treiteresce; equivalent to traitor + -ess.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: traitresse, traiteresse
Suffix: traitor

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

traitoresses (plural) traitoresse (alternative, obsolete) traitress (alternative, obsolete) traitresse (alternative, obsolete) traytoress (alternative, obsolete) traytoresse (alternative, obsolete) traytress (alternative, obsolete) traytresse (alternative, obsolete)

Questions

What does traitoress mean?: A female traitor.
Where does traitoress come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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