bankeress en · NOUN
Etymology
From banker + -ess.
Meanings
-
(obsolete) A female banker.
I dined there a couple of months ago; and the bankeress said something about you
1854, Arthur Pendennis [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], →OCLC:
- The wife of a banker
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bankeresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
de Bänkerin (female banker) · de Bankerin (female banker)