mairesse

French

Etymology

maire +‎ -esse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛ.ʁɛs/ ~ /me.ʁɛs/

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Noun

mairesse f (plural mairesses)

1. (Quebec, Switzerland) (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of maire; A mayoress, female mayor
2. (obsolete) the wife of a mayor

Further reading

• “mairesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• essaimer, sèmerais, sériâmes