mairesse

French

Etymology

From maire (“mayor”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛ.ʁɛs/, /me.ʁɛs/
Rhymes: -ɛs
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Noun

mairesse f (plural mairesses, masculine maire)

(Quebec, Switzerland) female equivalent of maire; A mayoress, female mayor
(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

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