English
malefactress
From malefactor + -ess.
Formed from malefactor + -ess
Latin malefaciō ‘to do evil or harm’
Late Latin malefactor ‘wrongdoer, evildoer, malefactor, villain’
Middle English malefactour
English malefactor
Today it means
noun A woman who violates the law or does evil; a female malefactor.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / malefactress