electress
[ ih-lek-tris ]
noun
the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.
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How to use electress in a sentence
In the electress of Saxony she found a friend whose affection for her continued to the latest period of life.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamThe electress was a woman of sense, honour, virtue, and religion; and her letters were replete with kindness.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamThe incident produced a bad effect upon the electress, who is said to be irritable and scornful.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.2/3, 1836-1840 | Duchesse De DinoThe electress will not receive Lady Hamilton, on account of her former dissolute life.
Thackerayana | William Makepeace ThackerayThe kindly electress received her as a sister, though she quite realised the difficulty of proving her right to the name.
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