electress
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electress
- /ɪˈlɛktɹɪs/
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From elector + -ess.
noun electresses · electoress · electrix
- A woman who can vote in an election. I often wish I were, not a butterfly nor a bird—nothing so ridiculous—but an Electress!
- The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. Nothing could equal the astonishment of both, on hearing the door open without their command, and seeing the electress enter, who was the person in the world they least expected, and to the duchess, perhaps, the least welcome.
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noun a woman who can vote in an election
| Deutsch | Wählerin, Urnengängerin |
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noun the wife of a German Elector / elector, often used as a title
| Deutsch | Kurfürstin |
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Talk about this word "electress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/electress. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. electress. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/electress "electress." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/electress.
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@misc{electress_2026,
title = {electress},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/electress},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
