"authouress" meaning in All languages combined

See authouress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: authouresses [plural]
Etymology: authour + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|authour|ess}} authour + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} authouress (plural authouresses)
  1. Obsolete form of authoress. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: authoress
    Sense id: en-authouress-en-noun-eX2wHNk~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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