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mairesse.

female equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɛ.ʁɛs//me.ʁɛs/
  1. female equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor

    Quebec · Switzerland · feminine · form-of
  2. the wife of a mayor

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From maire (“mayor”) + -esse (“-ess”).

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