Obs. [ad. med.L. *confortātrix, -īcem, fem. of confortātor COMFORTER, with F. type of the suffix.] = COMFORTRESS.
1516. Pynson, Life St. Birgette, in Myrr. our Ladye, p. liv. She was the maystres of thappostellys, the confortatryce of martyrs.
