citizeness

[ sit-uh-zuh-nis, -suh- ]

noun

1. a woman who is a citizen.

Gender Note

What's the difference between citizeness and citizen? See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of citizeness¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; citizen + -ess

Example Sentences

Over his mother's title was written the last affectation of the Jacobins, "Citizeness" Courval.

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Only I'm a citizeness of the world now, you see, and float loose.

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Citizeness Clouet having temporarily disposed of Jean, turned her attention to her daughter.

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I see that the position is vacant since Citizeness Pataud left here last week.

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Then they would get out and make their way unobtrusively to the home of Citizeness Clouet.

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