moderatress

English

Etymology

moderator +‎ -ess

Noun

moderatress (plural moderatresses)

1. (archaic) A female moderator; a moderatrix.
   • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; […], London: […] Iohn Williams […], →OCLC:

     Hilda , a woman , being moderatress therein

References

• “moderatress”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.