"sophistress" meaning in English

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          "text": "1677, Thomas D’Urfey, A Fond Husband, London: James Magnes & Richard Bentley, Act V, Scene 5, p. 61,\nNow the mighty Sophistress is o’erthrown!"
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          "ref": "1735, Alexander Pope, “A Defence of the Fair Sex”, in Mr. Pope’s Literary Correspondence, volume 3, London: E. Curll, page 185:",
          "text": "What will you say to Aspatia Milesia, who is celebrated as a Sophistress, (you know the Word Sophister was not then abused) a Teacher of Rhetoric, and a Poetess?",
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          "ref": "1808, Henrietta Rouviere, chapter 8, in The Old Irish Baronet, volume 2, London: Lane, Newman, & Co, page 160:",
          "text": "“Every person,” replied Ellen, deeply blushing, “is warranted in giving their opinion of another. No human creature is perfect; but where the good qualities of any character predominate, I should certainly be inclined to overlook the lesser imperfections which might shade it.”\n“Admirable sophistress!” said the Signora archly […]",
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        "A female sophist."
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