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

After the death of the electress in 1623 he returned to Wittenberg, and died there on the 26th of November 1624, leaving five sons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various

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

And the electress had answered in similar strain, “He shall be mine as if my own in birth!”

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

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)

The Schloss, built in 1696 for the electress Sophie Charlotte, queen of the elector Frederick, afterwards King Frederick I., after whom the town was named, contains a collection of antiquities and paintings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various