mayoress

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈmeɪərɪs/ UK /ˌmeɪəˈrɛs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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.

māior Latin magnus Latin

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