electress

American  

[ih-lek-tris] / ɪˈlɛk trɪs /

noun

1. the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Etymology

Origin of electress

First recorded in 1610–20; elect(o)r + -ess

Example Sentences

Sophia, the spirited octogenarian Electress of Hanover, was felled by a heart attack in 1714, two months before the death of the monarch she had been expecting to succeed.

From New York Times

The ancestor that the royal baby has to thank for its place in the line of succession is Sophia, Electress of Hanover.

From Time

The dissensions of the Elector and Electress became a subject of public remark, and the Queen of Bohemia had herself written of them to Rupert, adding prudently—"I do not tell you this for truth, for it is written from the Court of Cassel, where, I confess, they are very good at telling of stories, and enlarging of them."

From Project Gutenberg

The kindly Electress received her as a sister, though she quite realised the difficulty of proving her right to the name.

From Project Gutenberg

Brandenburg, Elector of, 5-6, 280, 353; Catharine, Electress of, 5-6, 211.

From Project Gutenberg