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officeresses

officeresses is the plural of officeress.

Meaning of officeress

Noun

officeress (plural officeresses)

  1. (archaic, humorous, rare) A female officer.
    • What are the functions of this lady—what it was she desired to try—whether her name begins with N., T., Or P., seem to be moot questions; but they positively say, not only that such an officeress exists, but that she keeps a Clerk.1839 June, Morgan O'Doherty, “Familiar Epistle to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia.”, in Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country, volume 19, James Fraser, page 742

Questions about officeresses

What is officeresses the plural of?
Officeresses is the plural of officeress.

Words near officeresses in the dictionary

  1. officer-involved shooting
  2. officer-involved shootings
  3. officer-like
  4. officered
  5. officeress
  6. officeresses
  7. officerhood
  8. officerial
  9. officering
  10. officerism
  11. officerless

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