authoress means A female author. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.
authoress is pronounced /ˈɔː.θə.ɹɛs/.
noun
- A female author.“This obſervation is verified in our authoreſs, who, without deſign, without art, and without inſtruction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed amongſt poets of the firſt claſs.”