electress
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of electress
Example Sentences
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And then to the electress, “O my mother!”
From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.
The electress superintended the babies and interfered at every turn to thwart her daughter-in-law's wishes concerning them.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
It was the wish of the reigning house, the electress said, that Sophie Dorothea should marry her cousin, George Louis of Hanover, son of the Elector Ernest Augustus and his wife, Sophie.
From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann
Brussels was illuminated, and six hundred young men drew the carriage of the elector and electress to the theatre, amid cries of 'Long live the emperor!
From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
His ability was probably small, and he is spoken of with little respect in the Verney Papers and by the electress Sophia in her Memoirs.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various
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