ambassadress

[ am-bas-uh-dris ]

/ æmˈbæs ə drɪs /

a woman who is an ambassador.

the wife of an ambassador.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1585–95; ambassad(o)r + -ess

See -ess.

Princess Kraskawa had been for many years ambassadress in London.
A House-Party|Ouida
More than his ambassadress to the tzin, she bore his prophecy to the generations of the future.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
During her brother's reign, Zhinga was sent as ambassadress to Loanda, to negotiate terms of peace with the Portuguese.
An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans|Lydia Maria Child
You will be prepared for the occasion, little Stella, even if you end as an ambassadress.
The Pillars of the House, Vol. II (of 2)|Charlotte M. Yonge

Taddeo, whose devotion to the Neapolitan ambassadress constantly increased, visited her every day, and went nowhere else.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851|Various