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Where does “administress” come from?

administress (English) comes from English administer, from Middle English administren, from Old French aminister, from Latin administrāre.

administress (English): A female administrator

Definitions

  1. A female administrator

Ancestry of “administress”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishadministerTo cause to ingest , either by openly offering or...
2Middle Englishadministren—
3Old Frenchaminister—
4Latinadministrāre—
Every word from Latin administrāre →