English
Janeite
From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite).
Formed from Jane + -ite
The story
From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite).
Today it means
noun A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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