rare. [f. SUITOR sb. + -ESS1.] A female suitor.
1714. Rowe, Jane Shore, III. ’Twere Pity of his Heart, That could refuse a Boon to such a Suitress.
1791. Cowper, Iliad, I. 686. I noticed her a suitress at thy knees.
1894. Daily Tel., 1 Dec., 5/4. Both suitresses are of some position and worldly prospects.
