Hypertext Webster Gateway: "heroine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Heroine \Her"o*ine\, n. [F. h['e]ro["i]ne, L. heroina, Gr. ?,
fem. of ?. See {Hero}.]
1. A woman of an heroic spirit.
The heroine assumed the woman's place. --Dryden.
2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable
action, or as the subject of a poem or story.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
heroine
n 1: the main good female character in a work of fiction
2: a woman possessing heroic qualities
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