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Definition: FOREWOMEN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun forewoman.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(forewoman)
1. A woman who is foreperson of a jury.[Wordnet].
2. A woman in charge of a group of workers.[Wordnet].
3. A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman.[Websters].

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Date "Forewomen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Definition: FOREWOMEN

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun Plural1. Plural inflection of the noun forewoman.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(forewoman)
1. A woman who is foreperson of a jury.[Wordnet].
2. A woman in charge of a group of workers.[Wordnet].
3. A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman.[Websters].

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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Date "FOREWOMEN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Specialty Definition: forewoman

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Noun] A woman who is chief; the head woman.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Noun] A female version of a foreman. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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