Victress:
“A heroine.”
–Hezekiah Burhan’s Nomenclature and Expositor, 1833
First recorded usage was between 1595 and 1605.
“Beauty, daughter of the gods, Now thy glorious birth remember: Make me victress in the fight, That the gods may live forever.”
–from Fergus Hume’s The Harlequin Opal: A Romance Vol. 1 (of 3), 1893.
My Victresses for the House of Pleasure series so far:
Lady Katarina Fitzwilliam
Only Scandal Will Do
Lady Juliet Ferrers
Only Marriage Will Do
Violet Carlton
Only A Mistress Will Do
Jenna Jaxon Romance--because passion is timeless. 
Interesting. I hadn’t heard that word before! All the best with your releases!
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Thank you, Melissa. I hadn’t either, but I may try to find a way to sneak it into one of my books in future. 🙂 I like it!
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