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inquisitress

in·quis·i·tress
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kwiz-i-tris]
    • /ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ trɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-kwiz-i-tris]
    • /ɪnˈkwɪz ɪ trɪs/

Definitions of inquisitress word

  • noun inquisitress a woman who makes an inquisition. 1
  • noun inquisitress a female inquisitor 0
  • noun inquisitress A female inquisitor. 0
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Origin of inquisitress

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; inquisit(o)r + -ess

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Parts of speech for Inquisitress

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Inquisitress

inquisitress popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

inquisitress usage trend in Literature

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