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English
Etymology
French traîtresse.
Noun
traitress (plural traitresses)
- Obsolete form of traitoress.
1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, ”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: J. M for John Starkey , →OCLC, line 725:My wife, my traitress, let her not come near me.
1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: , London: Jo. Hindmarsh, , →OCLC, (please specify the page number):Would'st thou revenge thee, traitress, hadst thou pow'r?
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