literateuse

English

Noun

literateuse (plural literateuses)

1. Alternative spelling of litterateuse
   • 1859, Lydia Howard Sigourney, Past Meridian, page 345:

     It is impossible to read a dozen pages of the writings of this genial, kind-hearted literateuse without being forcibly impressed with her genius — not talent — a genius which has never been properly appreciated in her own land.