† effectress Obs.
(ɛˈfɛktrɪs)
[f. effecter + -ess.]
A female effecter. (Cf. next.)
| 1601 Cornwallyes Ess. ii. xxxviii. (1631) 152 It is so certaine an effectresse of things prosperity. 1615 G. Sandys Trav. 8 The Virgin Marie..reputed an effectresse of miracles. 1662 J. Chandler Van Helmont's Oriat. 143 The effectress of a thingliness or essence. |