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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Heroine

/hîrōĭn/ · Her·o·ine · IPA /ˈhɪɹoʊɪn/
01 n. A woman of an heroic spirit.
  1. 1.
    A woman of an heroic spirit.
    “The heroine assumed the woman's place.” Dryden.
  2. 2.
    The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.