coloneless
coloneless noun: a female colonel.
Noun
coloneless (plural colonelesses)
- A female colonel.
- 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?1852 October 10, “The British Lion”, “Woman’s Rights’ Women.—Liberty, Equality, Maternity.”, in The Era, volume XV, number 733, page 8
- But instead, the soldiery will fatten and grow sleek and strong and Commissary Sergeantess Morgan will be promoted and become a Lieutenantess, and then a Captainess, and afterwards a Majoress, and from that to Coloneless, and who knows but some time when she inspects the camp the voice of the...1897 April 20, The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume LVI, number 110, page 6
- The wife of a colonel.
- The wives of ſeveral colonels received the reports of the regiment, gave orders to the officers, employed them in particular ſervices, diſmiſſed them, and ſometimes appointed them. Mrs. Mellin, coloneleſs of the regiment of Tobolſk, commanded it with a truly martial haughtineſs, received the...1800, Secret Memoirs of the Court of Petersburg, pages 101–102
- I one day called to mind a neighbouring family, with whom I was acquainted, consisting of the widow of a retired Colonel and her two daughters, ordered my drozhky harnessed, and drove off to my neighbours. That day must forever remain memorable to me; six months later, I married the Coloneless’...1852, “Hamlet of Shshtchígry County”, in Memoirs of a Sportsman, pages 177–178
Examples of coloneless in a sentence
- If the governor of Kentucky is now making colonels by the wholesale, he is doing it “for a reason.” It is a mere unfortunate incident, for him, that he can not make colonelesses and majoresses.1932 March 4, “Kentucky Colonels; And Others”, in The Fresno Morning Republican, volume LXXXI, number 64, Fresno, Calif., page 4:
- I mention with pride the fact that the sixth carload contained the honorary coloneless by the courtesy of whom I can honestly say I have been waved at by an honorary coloneless.1955 December 1, J. A. C. Dunn, “Christmas On Franklin St.: Ragtime Drums”, in The Daily Tar Heel, number 59, Chapel Hill, N.C., page two:
- That day must forever remain memorable to me; six months later, I married the Coloneless’ second daughter.1852, “Hamlet of Shshtchígry County”, in Memoirs of a Sportsman, pages 177–178:
- Ha!—in other words, I’m to be turned out to make way for the Coloneless!1873 April, J. Redding Ware, “A Woman Will Be a Woman. A Duologue for a Drawing-Room.”, in The American Protestant; A Journal of Choice...
Forms of coloneless
| plural | colonelesses |
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Origin of coloneless
From colonel + -ess.
Questions about coloneless
- What does coloneless mean?
- Coloneless means a female colonel.
- How do you use coloneless in a sentence?
- If the governor of Kentucky is now making colonels by the wholesale, he is doing it “for a reason.” It is a mere unfortunate incident, for him, that he can not make colonelesses and majoresses.
- What part of speech is coloneless?
- Coloneless is a noun.
- What is the plural of coloneless?
- The plural of coloneless is colonelesses.
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