gaoleress en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English gaoler Late Latin -issader. Old French -essebor. Middle English -esse English -ess English gaoleress From gaoler + -ess.
Meanings
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(Commonwealth) Dated spelling of jaileress.
[Y]esterday my saucy gaoleress assured me, that all my oppositions would not signify that pinch of snuff, holding out her genteel finger and thumb […].
1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gaoleresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |