Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Authoress

Au′thor-ess

,
Noun.
A female author.
Glover.
☞ The word is not very much used, author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.

Webster 1828 Edition


Authoress

AU'THORESS

,
Noun.
A female author.

Definition 2024


authoress

authoress

English

Alternative forms

Noun

authoress (plural authoresses)

  1. (dated) A female author.
    • 1765 January, “A further Account of the celebrated German Poeteſs”, in The Gentleman's Magazine, page 5:
      This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.

Translations

Anagrams