Can anyone explain what a 'Monitress' is please

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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 2 Send Message	Mary	Report	11 Mar 2012 21:46
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 2 Send Message	Could someone shed light on what a 'Monitress' is please.
Member Since: July 2006 Posts: 21,823 Send Message	brummiejan	Report	11 Mar 2012 21:50
	A female monitor.??
	Researching: Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 1,002 Send Message	grannyfranny	Report	11 Mar 2012 21:52
	Yes, a female assistant of some sort at a school, think it might be a voluntary post.
	Researching: Freeman of Berwick upon Tweed
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 14,701 Send Message	Kay????	Report	11 Mar 2012 21:56
	An instructor ,usually a senior pupil who assists,,,,female or male.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,874 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	12 Mar 2012 09:22
	I'm sure that there will be a definition of the word in any of the online dictionaries