Hĕr'o-ine, n.

(hĕr'o-ĭn) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. héroïne, It. eroina, Sp. & Lat. heroina, Gr. ἡρωΐνη, feminine of ἥρως. See HERO.]

1. A female hero; a woman of a brave spirit.
2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable action, or as the subject of a poem or story.