mayoress

[mey-er-is, mair-is]

noun

1. a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town.

2. the wife of a mayor.

mayoress

/ ˈmɛərɪs /

noun

1. the wife of a mayor

2. a female mayor

Gender Note

See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mayoress¹

1400–50; mayor + -ess; replacing late Middle English meyresse