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mayoress.

A female mayor.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/meɪɚˈɛs/US/mɛəˈɹɛs/UK/meɪəˈɹɛs/UK
  1. A female mayor.

  2. The wife of a (male) mayor.

  3. A daughter or female friend of a male mayor chosen by him to hold the title mayoress.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English meyresse, mayresse, mairasse; equivalent to mayor + -ess.

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