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gaoleresses

gaoleresses is the plural of gaoleress.

Meaning of gaoleress

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, […]...

Questions about gaoleresses

What is gaoleresses the plural of?
Gaoleresses is the plural of gaoleress.

Words near gaoleresses in the dictionary

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

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