"mairesse" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mɛ.ʁɛs/, /me.ʁɛs/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-mairesse.wav Forms: mairesses [plural], maire [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛs Etymology: From maire (“mayor”) + -esse (“-ess”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|fr|maire|esse|nocat=1|t1=mayor|t2=-ess}} maire (“mayor”) + -esse (“-ess”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=maire}} mairesse f (plural mairesses, masculine maire)
  1. (Quebec, Switzerland) female equivalent of maire; A mayoress, female mayor Tags: Quebec, Switzerland, feminine, form-of Form of: maire (extra: A mayoress, female mayor) Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-mairesse-fr-noun-4i0PEAZE Disambiguation of Occupations: 48 52 Categories (other): Quebec French, Swiss French, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -esse (female), French terms suffixed with -esse (wife) Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -esse (female): 97 3 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -esse (wife): 55 45
  2. (obsolete) the wife of a mayor Tags: feminine, obsolete Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-mairesse-fr-noun-3jMLyoSI Disambiguation of Occupations: 48 52 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -esse (wife) Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -esse (wife): 55 45

Inflected forms

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