mayoressn.

Brit.

/mɛːˈrɛs/,

/ˈmɛːrᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪərəs/,

/ˈmɛrəs/

Forms: late Middle English mairasse, late Middle English meyresse, late Middle English 1600s mayresse, 1500s maiores, 1500s mairesse, 1500s majoris, 1500s mayras, 1600s maioresse, 1600s majoresse, 1600s– mayoress, 1700s–1800s may'ress.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mayor n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < mayor n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French, French mairesse mayor's wife (13th cent.; since the mid 19th cent., only used for humorous effect), woman in position of authority (a1355 in the passage translated in quot. c1450 at sense 1), and post-classical Latin majorissa mayor's wife (13th cent.; 15th cent. in a British source), supervisor of female household slaves (9th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives only a pronunciation with stress on the first syllable.

†1. gen. A woman holding high office. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > wife of

mayoressc1450

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 78 What is this? Art thou meyresse?

2. The wife of a mayor; (also) a woman nominated to fulfil the ceremonial duties of a mayor's wife. (The only established use until the late 19th cent.)Lady Mayoress: see lady n. 3c.

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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > woman > person who assists

mayoress1932

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxxviii The kynge..sent vnto y^e Mayresse and her Susters Aldermennes wyfes .ii. Hertes and .vi. Bukkys with a Tonne of wyne.

a1525 Coventry Leet Bk. 405 The Quene hathe yeffen to the Maire..and to the Mairesse & hir Sisters xij bukkys.

1541 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 410 Such obprobrious words..spokyn by Maisteras Mayras.

1558 Reg. St. George's, Canterb. M'res Agnes May, Majoris, buried in the Church.

1587 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 105 She whose husband..hath been Mayor of this said town..shall take her place..nearest to M^ris Maiores for the time being.

1626 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 310 Mending Mrs. Maioresse and Mrs. Baneses seates 7d.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3842/2 She was pleased to admit Mrs. Mayoress..to the Honour of kissing Her Majesty's Hand.

1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Westbury on Trin Will. Cannings..built an almsh. here, allowing the mayor of Bristol to put in one of the men, and Mrs. mayoress one of the women.

1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI 127 (note) The mayoress of a provincial town.

1889 Dict. National Biogr. XVII. 169/2 During his mayoralty he restored the interior of the mayoress's parlour.

1932 Times 10 Nov. 8/6 Mrs. Emily F. George, the Labour Mayor of Bermondsey, has appointed her daughter..to be Mayoress.

1989 J. Smith Fairs, Feasts & Frolics (BNC) 107 ‘St Wilfrid’ is welcomed by the dean and chapter, the mayor and mayoress and the city council.

3. Originally U.S. A woman holding mayoral office; a female mayor.Not in official use in England and Wales and certain other countries.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > woman

Lady Mayor1729

mayoress1863

1863 V. Penny Employments of Women 486 Mrs. N. Smith was recently elected mayoress in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the first time that office was ever filled by a lady.

1875 L. M. Alcott Let. 25 Dec. in E. D. Cheney L. M. Alcott (1889) x. 285 No one knew me..and I found afterward that I was taken for the mayoress, who was expected.

1947 Chicago Sun 4 Nov. 16/5 The dish..will be delivered..by Mrs. Margaret Craig, mayoress of Twickenham.

1986 M. Thomson Women of El Salvador (BNC) 53 They have ‘elected’ a very courageous woman whom they want to be their Mayoress when the FDR-FMLN take power.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mayoress
释义	mayoressn. Brit. /mɛːˈrɛs/, /ˈmɛːrᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmeɪərəs/, /ˈmɛrəs/ Forms: late Middle English mairasse, late Middle English meyresse, late Middle English 1600s mayresse, 1500s maiores, 1500s mairesse, 1500s majoris, 1500s mayras, 1600s maioresse, 1600s majoresse, 1600s– mayoress, 1700s–1800s may'ress. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mayor n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < mayor n. + -ess suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French, French mairesse mayor's wife (13th cent.; since the mid 19th cent., only used for humorous effect), woman in position of authority (a1355 in the passage translated in quot. c1450 at sense 1), and post-classical Latin majorissa mayor's wife (13th cent.; 15th cent. in a British source), supervisor of female household slaves (9th cent.). N.E.D. (1906) gives only a pronunciation with stress on the first syllable. †1. gen. A woman holding high office. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > wife of mayoressc1450 c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 78 What is this? Art thou meyresse? 2. The wife of a mayor; (also) a woman nominated to fulfil the ceremonial duties of a mayor's wife. (The only established use until the late 19th cent.)Lady Mayoress: see lady n. 3c. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > woman > person who assists mayoress1932 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. ccxxviii The kynge..sent vnto y^e Mayresse and her Susters Aldermennes wyfes .ii. Hertes and .vi. Bukkys with a Tonne of wyne. a1525 Coventry Leet Bk. 405 The Quene hathe yeffen to the Maire..and to the Mairesse & hir Sisters xij bukkys. 1541 Cal. Anc. Rec. Dublin (1889) I. 410 Such obprobrious words..spokyn by Maisteras Mayras. 1558 Reg. St. George's, Canterb. M'res Agnes May, Majoris, buried in the Church. 1587 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 105 She whose husband..hath been Mayor of this said town..shall take her place..nearest to M^ris Maiores for the time being. 1626 in H. J. F. Swayne Churchwardens' Accts. Sarum (1896) 310 Mending Mrs. Maioresse and Mrs. Baneses seates 7d. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3842/2 She was pleased to admit Mrs. Mayoress..to the Honour of kissing Her Majesty's Hand. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer at Westbury on Trin Will. Cannings..built an almsh. here, allowing the mayor of Bristol to put in one of the men, and Mrs. mayoress one of the women. 1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI 127 (note) The mayoress of a provincial town. 1889 Dict. National Biogr. XVII. 169/2 During his mayoralty he restored the interior of the mayoress's parlour. 1932 Times 10 Nov. 8/6 Mrs. Emily F. George, the Labour Mayor of Bermondsey, has appointed her daughter..to be Mayoress. 1989 J. Smith Fairs, Feasts & Frolics (BNC) 107 ‘St Wilfrid’ is welcomed by the dean and chapter, the mayor and mayoress and the city council. 3. Originally U.S. A woman holding mayoral office; a female mayor.Not in official use in England and Wales and certain other countries. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > chief magistrate or mayor > woman Lady Mayor1729 mayoress1863 1863 V. Penny Employments of Women 486 Mrs. N. Smith was recently elected mayoress in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the first time that office was ever filled by a lady. 1875 L. M. Alcott Let. 25 Dec. in E. D. Cheney L. M. Alcott (1889) x. 285 No one knew me..and I found afterward that I was taken for the mayoress, who was expected. 1947 Chicago Sun 4 Nov. 16/5 The dish..will be delivered..by Mrs. Margaret Craig, mayoress of Twickenham. 1986 M. Thomson Women of El Salvador (BNC) 53 They have ‘elected’ a very courageous woman whom they want to be their Mayoress when the FDR-FMLN take power. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1450
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