ˈmāərə̇s, ˈme(ə)r- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English meyresse, from meyre, maire mayor + -esse -ess
1. : the wife or official hostess of a mayor
2. : a woman holding the office of mayor
ˈmāərə̇s, ˈme(ə)r- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English meyresse, from meyre, maire mayor + -esse -ess
1. : the wife or official hostess of a mayor
2. : a woman holding the office of mayor
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012