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词汇 chantress
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Definition of chantress in English:

chantress

noun ˈtʃɑːntrɪsˈtʃantrɪs
  • A female chanter or singer; specifically a female cantor or precentor (now chiefly historical). Formerly also: †a song bird (obsolete).

noun ˈtʃɑːntrɪsˈtʃantrɪs
  • A female magician; a sorceress, an enchantress.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Abbey Holy Ghost. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French chanteresse, feminine form corresponding to Anglo-Norman chantre, chanteor, chanteour, Middle French chanteur<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. Shortened from enchantress.

Definition of chantress in US English:

chantress

noun
  • A female chanter or singer; specifically a female cantor or precentor (now chiefly historical). Formerly also: †a song bird (obsolete).

noun
  • A female magician; a sorceress, an enchantress.

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in Abbey Holy Ghost. From Anglo-Norman and Middle French chanteresse, feminine form corresponding to Anglo-Norman chantre, chanteor, chanteour, Middle French chanteur<br>late Middle English; earliest use found in John Lydgate (c1370–c1449), poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. Shortened from enchantress.

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