# mayoress

> English word · Noun · IPA /meɪɚˈɛs/ · frequency rank #99,542

## Definitions
1. A female mayor.
2. The wife of a (male) mayor.
3. A daughter or female friend of a male mayor chosen by him to hold the title mayoress.

## Etymology
From Middle English meyresse, mayresse, mairasse; equivalent to mayor + -ess.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mayoress