malefactress

mal·e·fac·tress

[mal-uh-fak-tris]
noun
a woman who violates the law or does evil.

Origin:
1640–50; malefact(o)r + -ess


See -ess.
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malefactor (ˈmælɪˌfæktə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a criminal; wrongdoer
 
[C15: via Old French from Latin, from malefacere to do evil]
 
'malefaction
 
n
 
'malefactress
 
fem n

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