"electress" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪˈlɛktɹɪs/ Forms: electresses [plural]
Etymology: From elector + -ess. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elector|ess|nocat=1}} elector + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} electress (plural electresses)
  1. (rare, dated) A woman who can vote in an election. Tags: dated, rare Translations (a woman who can vote in an election): Wählerin [feminine] (German), Stimmbürgerin [Switzerland, feminine] (German), Urnengängerin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-electress-en-noun-WNTPx1d3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ess (female), English terms suffixed with -ess (wife) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (female): 78 22 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ess (wife): 67 33 Disambiguation of 'a woman who can vote in an election': 97 3
  2. (now historical) The wife of a German elector, often used as a title. Tags: historical Translations (the wife of a German Elector / elector, often used as a title): Kurfürstin [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-electress-en-noun-YKI47LfZ Disambiguation of 'the wife of a German Elector / elector, often used as a title': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: electoress Related terms: elector

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