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Webster 1913 Edition


Comfortress

Com′fort-ress

,
Noun.
A woman who comforts.
To be your
comfortress
, and to preserve you.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition


Comfortress

COMFORTRESS

,
Noun.
A female that affords comfort.

Definition 2024


comfortress

comfortress

English

Noun

comfortress (plural comfortresses)

  1. (rare) A woman who comforts.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Ben Jonson to this entry?)