tutoress

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The tutoress of the Princess Rosanie pursues her task, and pursues it triumphantly, by dividing the child into twelve interim personalities, each of whom has a special characteristic—beauty, gentleness, vivacity, discretion, and what not.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George

Now, love was Miss Amelia Sedley's last tutoress, and it was amazing what progress our young lady made under that popular teacher.

From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace

And there he found his three little sisters, and that you was their tutoress, and they couldn't say enough about you, nor the poor gentleman neither.

From Love and Life An Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

Therefore is it that Pallas, the goddess of wisdom, tutoress and guardianess of such as are diligently studious and painfully industrious, is, and hath been still accounted a virgin.

From Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by Motteux, Peter Anthony

Here was where her tutoress had trouble, for when the girl's brain became weary or confused she relieved her baffled rage in her most natural way, the while Mrs. Ring stopped her ears and moaned.

From Flowing Gold by Beach, Rex Ellingwood