mayoress C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /ˈmeɪərɪs/ UK /ˌmeɪəˈrɛs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a female mayor, or the wife of a mayor The mayoress opened the new library with a brief speech. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a female mayor, or the wife... mayor Word family Related forms mayormayoralmayoralty Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Family & Relationships Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mayoress **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmeɪərɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌmeɪəˈrɛs/ ## Meanings 1. a female mayor, or the wife of a mayor ## Examples - The mayoress opened the new library with a brief speech. ## Synonyms - mayor ## Related Forms - mayor - mayoral - mayoralty ## Roots and Affixes - Root: māior - Root: magnus ## 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. ## AI Etymology Mayoress comes 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. The etymological trail includes Latin māior, Latin magnus. The same word family includes mayor, mayoral, mayoralty. Its current noun use means "a female mayor, or the wife of a mayor". ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown