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mayoress ['meərɪs](a) (woman mayor) maire m ou f, mairesse f(b) (wife of mayor) femme f du maire, mairesse f -
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1) (a mayor's wife: The mayor and mayoress attended the dinner.) femme du maire2) (a female mayor: She has just been elected mayoress.) mairesse -
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1 ( mayor's wife) titre officiel de la femme du lord-maire ;2 Lady Mayoress ( as form of address) Madame le (lord-)maire. -
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[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) mairesse- mayoress- lord mayor -
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1 noun∎ Ladies and Gentlemen Mesdames et Messieurs;∎ the lady of the house la maîtresse de maison;∎ old-fashioned a lady doctor une femme médecin;∎ ask the young lady over there (in shop) demandez à la demoiselle que vous voyez là-bas;∎ well, young lady, what have you got to say for yourself? eh bien, ma fille, qu'avez-vous à répondre?;∎ the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street = surnom donné à la Banque d'Angleterre(b) (refined woman) dame f;∎ she's a real lady c'est une vraie dame;∎ she's no lady elle n'a aucune classe∎ my Lady Madame∎ Lady Browne Lady Browne (titre de noblesse féminin);∎ to act like Lady Muck jouer à la grande dame∎ hey lady! eh, ma petite dame!∎ how's your good lady? comment va votre dame?;∎ this is my lady wife voici mon épouse;∎ my young lady (fiancée) ma fiancée, ma future∎ Our Lady Notre-Dame f∎ lady doctor femme f médecin;∎ lady novelist romancière f;∎ lady teacher institutrice f►► pejorative or humorous lady bountiful généreuse bienfaitrice f;Lady Chapel chapelle f de la Sainte Vierge;Lady Day (fête f de) l'Annonciation f;Lady Godiva = au XIème siècle, dame de haut rang qui aurait parcouru la ville de Coventry nue et à cheval pour forcer son mari à réduire les impôts locaux;the Lady of the Lake la Dame du lac;the Lady with the Lamp la Dame à la Lampe (Florence Nightingale, célèbre infirmière anglaise);Lady Luck la chance;lady's maid femme f de chambre;lady's man don Juan m, homme m à femmes;British Lady Mayoress femme f du maire;Botany lady's slipper sabot-de-Vénus m;Botany lady's smock cardamine f des prés;Botany (autumn) lady's tresses spiranthe f spiralée, spiranthe f d'automne
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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