majoress
majoress noun: a female major.
Noun
majoress (plural majoresses)
- A female major.
- Suppose a Coloneless, or a Majoress, or a Captainess received orders to lead her men up to a dangerous post, under a heavy fire, how would she do it?1852 October 10, “The British Lion”, “Woman’s Rights’ Women.—Liberty, Equality, Maternity.”, in The Era, volume XV, number 733, page 8
- Imagine my feelings when I found that it was composed of the nicest young ladies, in such very becoming uniforms, with a stout old drum-majoress.1853, “The Ladies of the Creation; or, How I Was Cured of Being a Strong-Minded Woman”, in Punch, volume XXIV, London: […] the Office
- The wife of a major.
- God be praiſed! my worthy lady majoreſs! my dear, fortune major!1799, “The Major’s Courtship and Declaration”, in The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure, volume CIV, London: […] W. Bent, page 259
- Landlords Arthur and Angie Cascoe and clown Alic Gostonski steady the ribbon for Major and Majoress John and Shirley to officially open the event1994 August 24, Reading Evening Post, page 15
Examples of majoress in a sentence
- If the governor of Kentucky is now making colonels by the wholesale, he is doing it “for a reason.” It is a mere unfortunate incident, for him, that he can not make colonelesses and majoresses.1932 March 4, “Kentucky Colonels; And Others”, in The Fresno Morning Republican, volume LXXXI, number 64, Fresno, Calif., page 4:
- No one else can define these points for a young man, not his Major – present or not present – or his Majoress, not his friends nor his job nor his education or lack thereof.2008, Minor Meadows, One Civic Nation, →ISBN, page 62:
- other guests include: MISS WINSFORD 1997, WINSFORD TOWN MAJOR & MAJORESS1997 October 29, The Chronicle, page 12:
- Special guests for the evening will be Deputy Major and Majoress, Mr and Mrs Tom Dawn.1997 November 13, “Come along to Songs of Praise”, in Burton Mail, number 31,174, page 44:
Forms of majoress
| plural | majoresses |
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Origin of majoress
From major + -ess.
Questions about majoress
- What does majoress mean?
- Majoress means a female major.
- How do you use majoress in a sentence?
- If the governor of Kentucky is now making colonels by the wholesale, he is doing it “for a reason.” It is a mere unfortunate incident, for him, that he can not make colonelesses and majoresses.
- What part of speech is majoress?
- Majoress is a noun.
- What is the plural of majoress?
- The plural of majoress is majoresses.
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