† inˈtriguess Obs.
[f. intriguer + -ess. (Perh. after F. intrigueuse (17th c.); but the proper Eng. form would be intrigueress.]
A female intriguer.
| a 1734 North Lives (1826) I. 180 His lady being a most violent intriguess in business. ― Exam. (1740) 297 The Wife..was a compleat Intriguess. [1809 M. Edgeworth Tales Fash. Life III. Manœuvring i. 4 note.] |