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gaoleress

gaoleress noun: dated spelling of jaileress.

Noun

gaoleress (plural gaoleresses)

  1. (Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jaileress.
    • [Y]esterday my saucy gaoleress assured me, that all my oppositions would not signify that pinch of snuff, holding out her genteel finger and thumb […].1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...

Forms of gaoleress

pluralgaoleresses

Origin of gaoleress

From gaoler + -ess.

Questions about gaoleress

What does gaoleress mean?
Gaoleress means dated spelling of jaileress.
What part of speech is gaoleress?
Gaoleress is a noun.
What is the plural of gaoleress?
The plural of gaoleress is gaoleresses.

Words near gaoleress in the dictionary

  1. gaolbreakers
  2. gaolbreaks
  3. gaoldom
  4. gaoled
  5. gaoler
  6. gaoleress
  7. gaoleresses
  8. gaolers
  9. gaolership
  10. gaolerships
  11. gaolful

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