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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F.

héroïne

, L.

heroina

, Gr. [GREEK], fem. of [GREEK]. See

A woman of an heroic spirit.

The

heroine

assumed the woman’s place.

Dryden.

The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.

Noun.

her'oin. A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit. [Heroess is not in use.]

See also: heroine and héroïne

heroïne f, m ‎(uncountable)