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I didn't know that about the word "bully." Thanks for the information!
It is canon for Austenesque to describe Lady Catherine as a bully, which goes against the grain because the period accurate term didn’t define the bold intimidation that authors seek to portray, but also because the word was coarse and somewhat gendered, being incompatible for a matron of Lady C’s status.
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Jun 11, 2026 04:13PM
I didn't know that about the word "bully." Thanks for the information!
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It is canon for Austenesque to describe Lady Catherine as a bully, which goes against the grain because the period accurate term didn’t define the bold intimidation that authors seek to portray, but also because the word was coarse and somewhat gendered, being incompatible for a matron of Lady C’s status.
