Majoress
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female major. dated
"Suppose a Coloneless, or a Majoress, or a Captainess received orders to lead her men up to a dangerous post, under a heavy fire, how would she do it?"
- 2 The wife of a major. dated
"God be praiſed! my worthy lady majoreſs! my dear, fortune major!"
Example
More examples"Suppose a Coloneless, or a Majoress, or a Captainess received orders to lead her men up to a dangerous post, under a heavy fire, how would she do it?"
Etymology
From major + -ess.
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