See Also: spinster(medicine)
spinster(dictionary)
spinster(dictionary)
SPINSTER(law)

honorific (oh) and spinster (iou)


honorific (oh)



an expression or title that is used to show respect for the person you are speaking to

spinster (iou)



spinster noun. LME.
[from SPIN verb + -STER, perh. after Middle & mod. Dutch spinster (cf. Middle Low German spinsterinne).]
A person, usu. a woman, who spins cotton, wool, etc., esp. as an occupation. LME.
b. A spider; an insect that spins. rare. M17.
Used as a title following the name of a woman, orig. to denote occupation but later as the legal designation of an unmarried woman. LME.
An unmarried woman, esp. an older woman thought unlikely to marry. E18.
G. Daly While she liked Mr Woolner.., she would be perfectly happy to live..as a spinster. attrib.: J. R. Ackerley My father entirely supported his three spinster sisters.
spinsterdom noun = spinsterhood L19.
spinsterhood noun the condition of being an unmarried woman; spinsters collectively: E19.
spin'sterial adjective = spinsterish M19.
spin'sterian adjective = spinsterish E19.
spinsterish adjective of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a spinster; old-maidish: L19.
spinsterishness noun E20.
spinsterism,
spinstership nouns = spinsterhood E19.
spinsterly adjective = spinsterish E19.