US /ˈmeɪərɪs/ UK /ˌmeɪəˈrɛs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a female mayor, or the wife of a mayor

    The mayoress opened the new library with a brief speech.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a female mayor, or the wife... mayor
Word family
Related forms mayormayoralmayoralty

Etymology

From mayor (from Old French maire, from Latin māior 'greater', comparative of magnus 'great') plus the feminine suffix -ess. A female mayor or the wife of a mayor.

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