What does officeress mean?
Officeress means (archaic or humorous, rare) A female officer..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female officer..
What are the functions of this lady—what it was she desired to try—whether her name begins with N., T., Or P., seem to be moot questions; but they positively say, not only that such an officeress exists, but that she keeps a Clerk.
It required a sketch from the life by Burton of the inky hag who was chief officeress of his brigade to put matters right at home.
I can hear the tumbrel wheels creaking again and the swift slide of the blade—in my dream I was being interviewed by a female Mont Court parole officeress or whatever, dreams take their own course, and pretty soon the doctor or the male Mont Court, or somebody, came back.
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Officeress means (archaic or humorous, rare) A female officer..
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What are the functions of this lady—what it was she desired to try—whether her name begins with N., T., Or P., seem to be moot questions; but they positively say, not only that such an officeress exists, but that she keeps a Clerk.
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