singress

singress (plural singresses)

1. Alternative form of singeress
   • 1866 June, E. F. R., “History in Words”, in The Land We Love. A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Literature, Military History, and Agriculture., volume I, Charlotte, N.C.: […] Ja[me]s P. Irwin & D[aniel] H[arvey] Hill, page 129, column 2:

     Singer, it is said, once had his help-meet, singress; but she has departed and sent a songstress to keep company with her mates, the songsters of the groves, as well as of our choirs: […]

   • 1891, Joseph Kahn, “The Theatres of Budapest”, in An Illustrated Guide of Budapest, Budapest: Legrady Brothers, […], page 66:

     Nothing else being so well calculated to afford agood^[sic] idea of the peculiar features of every-day life in Hungary as a genuine Hungarian play, the visitor who would pass an evening in studying this, in hearing pretty music and the excellent singing of Madame [Louise] Blaha, called the Hungarian lark, an actress and singress of much ability, should not fail of going to the Nepszinhaz (The Peoples Theatre).

   • 1896 November, Hall Caine, “The Christian”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume XVI, number 2, section III, page 168, column 2:

     Approaching a great and mighty city for the first time must be like going into the presence of majesty; only heaven save me from such palpitation the day I become singress to the queen!

   • 1899 April 20, “Greate Singing Meet: Ye Old Fashion Singing Meeting at Ye Congregational Church on Ye XXV of Aprille”, in Humboldt County Republican, volume XI, number 3, Humboldt, Iowa, page [5], column 6:

     Ye first tune is Auld Lang Syne by all ye singerse and singresses.

   • 1987, Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, History of the Babar Akalis, ABS Publications, →ISBN, page 527:

     The people who offered a silver coin, the singress was to announce the name of the person by way of a gratitude, Ram Singh stood up with one rupee in his hand and asked the singress to announce the Bale of Sardar Ram “Babar Akali”.