commissioneress
nounEtymology
From commissioner + -ess.
- derived from commissiōnārius
- derived from commissionaire
- inherited from commissioner
Definitions
A female commissioner.
- Mr. Leatham, too, opposed the Bill, and objected to the creation of the monster called Femme-homme. His picture of a blooming and engaging First Commissioneress of Works, however, made the House laugh.
- Look out for the street sprinkler. Thanks to the efforts of our street commissioneresses Mrs. A. B. Hill and Mrs. A. Teal, a sufficient sum has been subscribed to defray the expense of watering the main street of Palenville.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for commissioneress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA