mairesse
French, noun/mɛ.ʁɛs/
mairesse is a French feminine noun meaning “female equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “, , La première officière municipale d’une commune, municipalité ou arrondissement, élue, en France, par les…”.
What does mairesse mean in English?
noun
- 1
QuebecSwitzerlandfemininefemale equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor
- 2
feminineobsoletethe wife of a mayor
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. , , La première officière municipale d’une commune, municipalité ou arrondissement, élue, en France, par les conseillers municipaux à l’issue des élections municipales, en Suisse et au Canada, directement par le corps électoral. 2. Épouse du maire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mairesse
- mairesses plural
- maire masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mairesse?
- /mɛ.ʁɛs/
- /me.ʁɛs/
- \mɛ.ʁɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mairesse
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mairesse in French?
mairesse appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).