ambassadress
AmericanGender
What's the difference between ambassadress and ambassador? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of ambassadress
First recorded in 1585–95; ambassad(o)r + -ess
Example Sentences
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One was a friend of my mother’s who was an ambassadress.
From Washington Post • Dec. 15, 2015
Makeup artist Genevieve Herr was the one responsible for giving the Lancôme ambassadress her radiant, natural skin.
From Forbes • Aug. 26, 2014
The film begins as a Cambodian counterespionage agent, played by Sihanouk, waits at the port of Sihanoukville to greet a lovely Latin American ambassadress, played by Sihanouk's half-Cambodian, half-Italian wife, Princess Monique.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Pierre's clothes are perfect for women of any age," clued in the fashion ambassadress, herself wearing a loose-fitting Cardin suit that reached mid-knee.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is not fit that the ambassadress of a great king should be twice served with the same seat.
From An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans by Child, Lydia Maria Francis
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