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majoresses

majoresses is the plural of majoress.

Meaning of majoress

Noun

majoress (plural majoresses)

  1. (dated) 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
  2. (dated) 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

Questions about majoresses

What is majoresses the plural of?
Majoresses is the plural of majoress.

Words near majoresses in the dictionary

  1. majored in
  2. Majorelle
  3. Majorelle blue
  4. majoress
  5. majoresse
  6. majoresses
  7. majorette
  8. majorettes
  9. majoretting
  10. majoring
  11. majoring in

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