Definitions for electress

electress e·lec·tress

Spelling: [ih-lek-tris]
IPA: /ɪˈlɛk trɪs/

Electress is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 228 anagrams from letters in electress (ceeelrsst).

Definitions for electress

noun

  1. the wife or widow of an Elector of the Holy Roman Empire.

Origin of electress

First recorded in 1610-20; elect(o)r + -ess

Examples for electress

The longer I live the more reason I have to regret my aunt, the electress, and to respect her memory.

I am really vexed that that old and odious Duchesse de Zell should still be living, whereas our dear electress is dead already.

It was only held together by the impulse of the electress, who had more spirit than earnestness.

Then let the electress of Bavaria take the reversion of the German empire!

However, he was lately gone to Paris, to meet the electress of Bavaria.

King George is the son of my dear aunt, the electress, which makes him as dear to me as if he were my own child.

The electress smiled, and whispered the Duke; "you must get him amongst us!"

You own that you have visited the electress, and communed with her emissary!

I believe there has never existed any tenderness between them; our dear electress used to say it was the son who was in fault.

The lady obeyed; and the electress, pressing a spring, opened it.

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