mayoress

noun may·or·ess \ˈmā-ə-rəs, ˈmer-əs\

: a woman who is a mayor

: the wife or official hostess of a mayor

Full Definition of MAYORESS

chiefly British

: the wife or official hostess of a mayor

: a woman holding the office of mayor

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15th century

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