Obs. [f. EFFECTER + -ESS.] A female effecter. (Cf. next.)

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1601.  Cornwallyes, Ess., II. xxxviii. (1631), 152. It is so certaine an effectresse of things prosperity.

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1615.  G. Sandys, Trav., 8. The Virgin Mary … reputed effectresse of miracles.

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1662.  J. Chandler, Van Helmont’s Oriat., 143. The effectress of a thingliness or essence.

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