noun
Meaning 1
A woman who can vote in an election.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, rare
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
electress
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/ɪˈlɛktɹɪs/
noun
Meaning 2
The wife of a German elector, often used as a title.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From elector + -ess.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Cornish: etholores — a woman who can vote in an election
- German: Wählerin — a woman who can vote in an election
- German: Stimmbürgerin — a woman who can vote in an election
- German: Urnengängerin — a woman who can vote in an election
- German: Kurfürstin — the wife of a German Elector / elector, often used as a title
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