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

"Oh, sire," exclaimed the electress, with radiant eyes, and unable to conceal her joy—"oh, sire, you are right, it would remind me most pleasantly of my paternal home and of England."

From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

A part of the time the electress escaped from the court's noxious atmosphere into the purer, higher, colder regions of philosophy.

From Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) by Schoenfeld, Hermann

Nor was the electress able to withstand this smile and this kind bearing of Napoleon.

From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

He takes for the mother he desires, at one time the electress, at another time Natalie, “his girl, his bride.”

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.

And then to the electress, “O my mother!”

From Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study by Sadger, J.