Majoresse

Quick meaning: Majoresse is a noun meaning Obsolete spelling of mayoress.

Meaning

Obsolete spelling of mayoress.

Example Sentences

He may perchance, in taile of a Sheriffes dinner, / Skip with a rime o’the Table, from New-nothing, / And take his Almaine-leape into a custard, / Shall make my Lad Majoresse, and her sisters, / Laugh all their hoods over their shoulders.

Some think that this woman was indued with the gift of Prophesie, and therefore called a Prophetess; Others think that she is here called a Prophetesse onely, because she was the wife of a Prophet, Viz. the Prophet Isaiah, as we use to call the wife of a Major, Majoresse.

THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, THE Lady Rebeccah Wollaston, Lady Majoresse of the most famous and renowned City of London, and to the Right Worshipfull the Ladie Anne Sprignall, Two most eminent Patronesses and Patterns of Virtue and Piety: J: Ʋ. ever prayeth all encrease of Grace here, and fulnesse of Glorie hereafter.

Where in a pleasant Lodge they were feasted, the King himselfe seeing their dinner served in: and by thus stooping downe to a loving familiarity, sunke deepe into their hearts: ordinary slight curtesies, ordered thus to the best advantage, taking more often even with sound judgements then churlish benefits. And that the sex he alwayes affected might not bee unremembred, he caused great plentie of Venison to bee sent to the Lady Majoresse and the Aldermens wives.

Word Forms

• majoresses

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include maioresse, mayoress, majoress, maide, monarchess, mistris.

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