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1 mayoress
1) (a mayor's wife: The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner.) županova žena2) (a female mayor: She has just been elected mayoress.) županja* * *[mʌ/əris]nounžupanja, županova žena -
2 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) gospa, ženska; ženski2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) dama3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) Lady; dama•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird* * *I [léidi]noungospa, dama; plemkinja; naslov za žene angl. plemičev (nižjih od vojvod) in hčerke vojvod, markizov in grofov; gospodaricapoetically ženska; vulgar & archaic žena, soproga, zaročenka, draga, ljubljenka; za označevanje poklicev ženskega spola ( lady-doctor — zdravnica, lady-president — predsednica); colloquially his young lady — njegovo deklehumorously the old lady — moja "stara"Our Lady — Naša Gospa, mati božjaAmerican ladies' room — javno stranišče za ženskeII [léidi]intransitive verb to lady it — igrati damo -
3 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) župan- mayoress- lord mayor* * *[meə]nounžupan
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Mayoress — May or*ess, n. 1. The wife of a mayor. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman who is mayor. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mayoress — ► NOUN 1) the wife of a mayor. 2) a woman elected as mayor … English terms dictionary
mayoress — [[t]me͟əres, me͟ɪəres[/t]] mayoresses 1) N COUNT A woman who holds the office of mayor is sometimes referred to as a mayoress. [BRIT] 2) N COUNT A mayoress is the wife of a mayor. [BRIT] … English dictionary
mayoress — UK [ˌmeəˈres] / US [ˈmeɪərəs] noun [countable] Word forms mayoress : singular mayoress plural mayoresses old fashioned a) a woman mayor b) a woman who is the wife or partner of a mayor … English dictionary
Mayoress of Wigan — The Mayoress of Wigan Coat of Arms of the Wigan Borough … Wikipedia
mayoress — noun Date: 15th century chiefly British 1. the wife or official hostess of a mayor 2. a woman holding the office of mayor … New Collegiate Dictionary
mayoress — /may euhr is, mair is/, n. 1. a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town. 2. the wife of a mayor. [1400 50; MAYOR + ESS; r. late ME meyresse] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
mayoress — noun A rarely used term used for a female mayor or the wife of a male mayor. Syn: mayor … Wiktionary
mayoress — mayor|ess [ˈmeərıs US ˈmeıərıs] n BrE the wife of a mayor, or a woman who shares the work of a mayor … Dictionary of contemporary English
mayoress — may·or·ess || meɪərɪs / meÉ™ n. female mayor; mayor s wife may·or || meɪər /meÉ™ n. elected official acting as executive head of a town or city … English contemporary dictionary
mayoress — [ mɛ:rɪs, ˌmɛ: rɛs] noun 1》 the wife of a mayor. 2》 a woman holding the office of mayor … English new terms dictionary