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• adulteress — /euh dul teuhr is, tris/, n. a woman who commits adultery. [1350 1400; ADULTER(ER) + ESS; r. ME avoutresse] Usage. See ess. * * * …   Universalium

• advoulter — advoulter, advouter, er, ess, ous, y obs. early forms of adulter, er, ess, ous, y …   Useful english dictionary

• advouter — advoulter, advouter, er, ess, ous, y obs. early forms of adulter, er, ess, ous, y …   Useful english dictionary

• advowter — advowter, er, ess, ous, y obs. 15–17th c. forms of adulter, er, ess, ous, y …   Useful english dictionary

• Adulteress — A*dul ter*ess, n. [Fem. from L. adulter. Cf. {Advoutress}.] 1. A woman who commits adultery. [1913 Webster] 2. (Script.) A woman who violates her religious engagements. James iv. 4. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English