Jaileress
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female jailer. obsolete
"Sit down here, and let me cover you with my cloak, and we will eat the supper our good jaileresses have provided; we have had nothing since daybreak."
Example
More examples"Sit down here, and let me cover you with my cloak, and we will eat the supper our good jaileresses have provided; we have had nothing since daybreak."
Etymology
From jailer + -ess.
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