Jaileress

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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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