- Electress
- Electress \E*lect"ress\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[e^]s), n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrice. Cf. {Electoress}.] The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire. --Burke.
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electress — noun Date: 1618 the wife or widow of a German elector … New Collegiate Dictionary
electress — /i lek tris/, n. the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire. [1610 20; ELECT(O)R + ESS] * * * … Universalium
electress — [ɪ lɛktrɪs] noun historical the wife of a German Elector … English new terms dictionary
electress — elec·tress … English syllables
electress — e•lec•tress [[t]ɪˈlɛk trɪs[/t]] n. why the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire • Etymology: 1610–20 … From formal English to slang
electress — rə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: from earlier electoress, from elector + ess : the wife or widow of a German elector … Useful english dictionary
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