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colonelesses

colonelesses is the plural of coloneless.

Meaning of coloneless

Noun

coloneless (plural colonelesses)

  1. (dated) 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
  2. (dated) 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

Questions about colonelesses

What is colonelesses the plural of?
Colonelesses is the plural of coloneless.

Words near colonelesses in the dictionary

  1. colonel-in-chief
  2. colonelcies
  3. colonelcy
  4. coloneled
  5. coloneless
  6. colonelesses
  7. coloneling
  8. colonelled
  9. colonelling
  10. colonels
  11. colonels commandant

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