teacheress
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English techeresse, equivalent to teacher + -ess.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]teacheress (plural teacheresses)
- (archaic except India) A female teacher.
- 1858 August, a letter to Mrs. Mason, quotee, “Christians in Burmah”, in The Wesleyan Junior Offering[1]:
- The plan of the Teacheress to erect a large building for us, and to educate our daughters, pleases us exceedingly, and we send fifteen rupees to assist the Teacheress in providing for them.
Usage notes
[edit]- Once recommended by no less an authority than Fowler (1926 Dictionary of Modern English, pg 175-176), use of this word is deprecated by most modern writers. It has survived somewhat longer in Indian English.
Translations
[edit]archaic term for female teacher
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