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lady mayoress

British  

noun

  1. the wife of a lord mayor

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“The scissors, Lady Mayoress, “ he said.

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“This is,” said Mrs. Caraway, the Lady Mayoress, after a little while, “perfectly ridiculous.”

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Josiah Worthington walked up the steps until he reached Mrs. Caraway, the Lady Mayoress.

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He passed the Lady Mayoress, standing on a corner, and as he watched, she reached out and pinned a little white flower to the lapel of a passing businessman.

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“It’s an Old Town thing,” said the Lady Mayoress, vaguely.

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