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majoress

noun

Etymology

From major + -ess.

  1. derived from Meyer
  2. suffixed as majoress — “major + ess”

Definitions

  1. 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?
    • Imagine my feelings when I found that it was composed of the nicest young ladies, in such very becoming uniforms, with a stout old drum-majoress.

  2. The wife of a major.

    • God be praiſed! my worthy lady majoreſs! my dear, fortune major!
    • Landlords Arthur and Angie Cascoe and clown Alic Gostonski steady the ribbon for Major and Majoress John and Shirley to officially open the event
    • other guests include: MISS WINSFORD 1997, WINSFORD TOWN MAJOR & MAJORESS

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA