jaileress
jaileress noun: a female jailer.
Noun
jaileress (plural jaileresses)
- A female jailer.
- Sit down here, and let me cover you with my cloak, and we will eat the supper our good jaileresses have provided; we have had nothing since daybreak.1870, Frances Eastwood, Geoffrey the Lollard, page 171
- As I got near to the avenue gate, instead of the school on my left there was a prison ; and at the door a little thick -set jailer, three feet high and much deformed, and a little deformed jaileress no bigger than himself, were cunningly watching me out of the corners of their eyes, and toothlessly...1891, George Du Maurier, Peter Ibbetson, page 201
Forms of jaileress
| plural | jaileresses |
|---|---|
| alternative form | jailoress |
| alternative form | gaoleress |
| alternative form | gaoloress |
Origin of jaileress
From jailer + -ess.
Questions about jaileress
- What does jaileress mean?
- Jaileress means a female jailer.
- What part of speech is jaileress?
- Jaileress is a noun.
- What is the plural of jaileress?
- The plural of jaileress is jaileresses.
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