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adulteress


adul·ter·ess

noun \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rəs\

Definition of ADULTERESS

: a woman who commits adultery

Variants of ADULTERESS

adul·ter·ess also adul·tress \-trəs\

First Known Use of ADULTERESS

1577

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