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consuless

consuless noun: a female consul or the wife of one.

Noun

consuless (plural consulesses)

  1. A female consul or the wife of one.
    • You [children] have been told, that Buonaparté is—“a very good?—man:”—that “A Chief-Conſul—” (self-appointed; and all but omnipotent)—“A Chief-Conſul, and proſtitute Conſuleſs, are far better than your old-faſhioned Kings and Queens.1790, Johnny’s Epistle:--- —&c. &c. &c.—, page 6
    • The Consul and Consuless finding the magnificent and beautiful reſidence of St Cloud, too circumſcribed for their grand levee and feſtival days, are about to have the Palace of Verſailles refitted.1802 December 27, Caledonian Mercury, number 12,684, Edinburgh: […] Robert Allan, […], column 3

Forms of consuless

pluralconsulesses

Origin of consuless

From consul + -ess.

Words formed from consuless

  • vice-consuless

Questions about consuless

What does consuless mean?
Consuless means a female consul or the wife of one.
What part of speech is consuless?
Consuless is a noun.
What is the plural of consuless?
The plural of consuless is consulesses.

Words near consuless in the dictionary

  1. consulary
  2. consulate
  3. consulate general
  4. consulates
  5. consulates general
  6. consuless
  7. consulesses
  8. consuls
  9. consuls general
  10. consuls-general
  11. consulship

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