Electress

//ɪˈlɛktɹɪs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who can vote in an election. dated, rare

    "I often wish I were, not a butterfly nor a bird—nothing so ridiculous—but an Electress!"

  2. 2
    The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. historical

    "Nothing could equal the astonishment of both, on hearing the door open without their command, and seeing the electress enter, who was the person in the world they least expected, and to the duchess, perhaps, the least welcome."

Synonyms

All synonyms
electrix

Example

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"I often wish I were, not a butterfly nor a bird—nothing so ridiculous—but an Electress!"

Etymology

From elector + -ess.

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