Lady Presidentress
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From lady + president + -ress.
Noun
[edit]Lady Presidentress (plural Lady Presidentresses)
- (US, politics, obsolete) Former name of First Lady (of the United States).[1][2] [18th–19th c.]
- Synonym: FLOTUS
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lady, presidentress.
Usage notes
[edit]- The term First Lady was not used until the funeral of Dolley Madison in 1849, the wife of former president James Madison (whose term was from 1809 to 1817), by then President Zachary Taylor, for the wife of a president of the United States.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Côté, Richard N. (2005) Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison, Corinthian Books, →ISBN, page 261
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SoftSchools.com; "First Ladies of the White House"
- ^ History Channel; "Dolley Madison"; eds. History.com; 9 November 2009