"inspectress" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inspectresses [plural]
Etymology: From inspector + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inspector|ess<id:female>}} inspector + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} inspectress (plural inspectresses)
  1. (archaic) A female inspector. Tags: archaic Synonyms: inspectrix

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1859, George A. Lawrence, Sword and Gown:",
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          "ref": "1906, George A. Birmingham, Hyacinth:",
          "text": "They haven't made you an inspectress of boarded-out workhouse children, have they? or sent you down to improve the breed of hens?",
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