mayoress
a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.
the wife of a mayor.
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How to use mayoress in a sentence
The mayoress had elaborately worked up this speech, which, in her opinion, showed strong judgment.
Parisians in the Country | Honore de BalzacAnd a mayoress is not safe from the visits of royalty itself.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes | Israel ZangwillBut, unfortunately, the mayoress of Middleton was deafish, so that he could not even shock her with his epigrams.
Ghetto Comedies | Israel ZangwillThe mayoress added ecstatically: 'You can imagine him sitting at the door of his tent, talking with the angels.'
Ghetto Comedies | Israel ZangwillMrs. Bignold, the mayoress, and Mrs. Preston presented the banners amid great applause.
A Comprehensive History of Norwich | A. D. Bayne
British Dictionary definitions for mayoress
/ (ˈmɛərɪs) /
mainly British the wife of a mayor
a female mayor
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