autocratess
autocratess noun: a female autocrat.
Noun
autocratess (plural autocratesses)
- A female autocrat.
- On all of these vessels is the following inscription: “By the most high and god-loving order of the most pious great Gosudarina Catharine II., Empress and Autocratess of all Russia, this vessel was made to be used for the boiling of the holy oil, in the sixth year of her majesty’s prosperous reign...1823, Robert Lyall, The Character of the Russians, and a Detailed History of Moscow. […], London: […] T[homas] Cadell, […], and W[illiam] Blackwood, Edinburgh, page 191
- Who has not heard of Melonia, widow Coutts and Duchess of St. Albans, that spirited great personage, Autocratess of Madeira, Countess of Nantz and Baroness Cogniac,—who as well as the late more severely virtuous Countess of Derby, the less oftener engaged in her time, but ever engaging Miss...1829 March 6, William Beckford, “[Liber Veritatis] Record of Some of the Less Brilliant Alliances of Some of the English Nobility and Their Immediate Connections”, in Guy Chapman, editor, The Vision...
- Synonyms:
- autocratress, autocratrix
Examples of autocratess in a sentence
- Russia, indeed, made rapid progress in arts, civilization, and power, under autocrats and autocratesses that were libertines in practice, and infidels in principle.1840, T[resham] D[ames] Gregg, “Letter V. Consequences of Unscriptural Legislation.”, in Protestant Ascendancy Vindicated, and National...
- Much has been said of the “despotism of the autocratesses,” of their personal dislikes, political biases, individual prejudices and partialities.1841, Lord William Lennox, “Almack’s”, in Compton Audley; or, Hands Not Hearts, volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], pages 78–79:
- If there were any predilections in favour of the autocratess they were nourished rather by Fox than by Pitt.1842, George L[illie] Craik, Charles Mac Farlane, assisted by other contributors, The Pictorial History of England during the Reign of...
- I have not seen him this age.” / “Gone to the Antipodes!” was the reply of the autocratess of the Reynolds family, who was very fond of sending her enemies into exile.1873, C. Storm, ““Skirmish off Heligoland.”—Clarkson Stanfield.”, in John Fortescue Reynolds, Q.C., of Lincoln’s Inn; or “The Bubble and...
Synonyms of autocratess
Forms of autocratess
| plural | autocratesses |
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Origin of autocratess
From autocrat + -ess.
Questions about autocratess
- What does autocratess mean?
- Autocratess means a female autocrat.
- How do you use autocratess in a sentence?
- Russia, indeed, made rapid progress in arts, civilization, and power, under autocrats and autocratesses that were libertines in practice, and infidels in principle.
- What part of speech is autocratess?
- Autocratess is a noun.
- What is the plural of autocratess?
- The plural of autocratess is autocratesses.
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