citizeness
Americannoun
Gender
What's the difference between citizeness and citizen? See -ess.
Etymology
Origin of citizeness
Example Sentences
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Walker seemed to speak very feelingly, calling me the first citizeness of the country; stood silent a little and sat down.
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Far in the night, on the twenty-sixth of March, Saintanac drove up in a tightly closed carriage to Citizeness Clouet's door.
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They shoved the huge hamper into the carriage, slammed the door carelessly on Citizeness Clouet and Yvonne, and called to the driver: "Number six hundred and seventy Rue de Lille!" and the cab rolled away.
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The Brotherhood as a whole, voted that the remaining funds in their treasury should be devoted to providing a pretty little home for Jean and his family in the near village of Meudon, and a comfortable income for the Citizeness Clouet during the remainder of her life, and Jean himself was to have a sum of one thousand francs to do with as he pleased!
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The Citizeness Clouet, of number 670 rue de Lille, was actually the laundress for the Temple Tower, and her little daughter was occasionally introduced into the prison by Commissary Barelle to play with the captive prince.
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