Majoresse
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete spelling of mayoress. alt-of, obsolete
"Where in a pleasant Lodge they were feasted, the King himselfe seeing their dinner served in: and by thus stooping downe to a loving familiarity, sunke deepe into their hearts: ordinary slight curtesies, ordered thus to the best advantage, taking more often even with sound judgements then churlish benefits. And that the sex he alwayes affected might not bee unremembred, he caused great plentie of Venison to bee sent to the Lady Majoresse and the Aldermens wives."
Example
More examples"Where in a pleasant Lodge they were feasted, the King himselfe seeing their dinner served in: and by thus stooping downe to a loving familiarity, sunke deepe into their hearts: ordinary slight curtesies, ordered thus to the best advantage, taking more often even with sound judgements then churlish benefits. And that the sex he alwayes affected might not bee unremembred, he caused great plentie of Venison to bee sent to the Lady Majoresse and the Aldermens wives."
More for "majoresse"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.