Secretaryess

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    a female secretary.

    "“He clearly comes within my province,” said the Secretaryess of Foreign Affairs. “I will attend to his case.” / “No, I will,” cried all the other Secretaryesses, and after that all of the unofficial electors said that they would."

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"“He clearly comes within my province,” said the Secretaryess of Foreign Affairs. “I will attend to his case.” / “No, I will,” cried all the other Secretaryesses, and after that all of the unofficial electors said that they would."

Etymology

From secretary + -ess.

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