admiraless
admiraless noun: a female admiral.
Noun
admiraless (plural admiralesses)
- A female admiral.
- The Czar has conferred upon Queen Olga (consort of the King of Greece), the honorary position of an admiral of the Russian fleet.1894, "A Royal Admiraless", The Western Champion, 23 January 1894 (only used in title)
- The famous royal yacht Osborne is now considered too old for the use of the Royal family, and is to be replaced by a new turbine yacht—the Alexandra. She has been built on the Clyde and has been launched this week by Princess Louise, the Duchess of Argyll, who is "Admiraless" of the Western Coast.1907 July 4, “New Royal Yacht”, in The Mercury, Hobart, Tasmania
- The wife of an admiral.
- We were met at the entrance by the Admiral and Admiraless and given the freedom of the house.1887 May 17, “The Flaneur”, in The Hawaiian Gazette
- Interest centred somewhat on Mrs. King-Hall's "At Home," held on Thursday, as this was the first function at Admiralty House since the incoming of the new Admiral. Sydney has already taken to the Admiraless and her young daughter.1911 June 3, Beth, “Woman's Letter”, in Goulburn Evening Penny Post
Examples of admiraless in a sentence
- Admiraless Artemis was the commander of the naval forces of the Persian Empire during the reign of emperor Khashayar (Xerxes).1993 September 9, Farokh Mehrshahi, “Re: Ancient Iran: The Achaemenians (I)/Women/Leadership/Zoroastrians.”, in sci.archaeology (Usenet):
- The Admiral, Admiraless and Miss P[aterson] came down in the afternoon.1983, James Lee-Milne, Caves of Ice, Chatto & Windus, published 1983, →ISBN, page 103:
Forms of admiraless
| plural | admiralesses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | admiral-ess |
Origin of admiraless
From admiral + -ess.
Questions about admiraless
- What does admiraless mean?
- Admiraless means a female admiral.
- How do you use admiraless in a sentence?
- Admiraless Artemis was the commander of the naval forces of the Persian Empire during the reign of emperor Khashayar (Xerxes).
- What part of speech is admiraless?
- Admiraless is a noun.
- What is the plural of admiraless?
- The plural of admiraless is admiralesses.
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