rivaless

English

Etymology

From rival +‎ -ess.

Noun

rivaless (plural rivalesses)

(obsolete) A female rival.
- 1741, [Samuel Richardson], Pamela: Or, Virtue Rewarded. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: […] C[harles] Rivington, […]; and J. Osborn, […], →OCLC:
  he should not […] make my ready rivaless […] wait for him

Translations

Translations

German: Rivalin (de) f
Norwegian:
Bokmal: rivalinne

Nynorsk: rivalinne f

Anagrams

Silveras, revisals

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