Middle English Dictionary Entry
nūtrix n.
Entry Info
| Forms | nūtrix n. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
That which produces or fosters.
Associated quotations
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.147 : Cappadocia is a region nutrix of horses [Trev.: þat londe norischeþ and fedeþ many hors].
- ?a1475(?a1425) Higd.(2) (Hrl 2261)1.273 : The cite callede Parisius floryschethe there, the nutrix [Trev.: norice; L nutrix] of vertu, the pantry of letters.