mairesse

== French == === Etymology === From maire (“mayor”) +‎ -esse (“-ess”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛ.ʁɛs/ ~ /me.ʁɛs/ Rhymes: -ɛs === Noun === mairesse f (plural mairesses, masculine maire) (Quebec, Switzerland) female equivalent of maire: A mayoress, female mayor (obsolete) the wife of a mayor === Further reading === “mairesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === essaimer, sèmerais, sériâmes