electresses
electresses is the plural of electress.
Meaning of electress
Noun
electress (plural electresses)
- A woman who can vote in an election.
- I often wish I were, not a butterfly nor a bird—nothing so ridiculous—but an Electress!1868 May 23, Punch, page 228
- The wife of a German elector, often used as a title.
- Nothing could equal the astonishment of both, on hearing the door open without their command, and seeing the electress enter, who was the person in the world they least expected, and to the duchess, perhaps, the least welcome.1773, The Literary Register: Or, Weekly Miscellany, volume 5, page 177
Questions about electresses
- What is electresses the plural of?
- Electresses is the plural of electress.
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