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Definition of Electresses
1. electress [n] - See also: electress
Lexicographical Neighbors of Electresses
Literary usage of Electresses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A.L.A. Portrait Index: Index to Portraits Contained in Printed Books and by American Library Association (1906)
"For kings, queens, princes, and princesses of the kingdom of Bavaria, see their
forenames; for dukes, duchesses, electors, and electresses of Bu- varia and ..."
2. Peter the Great by Kazimierz Waliszewski (1898)
"At first the young Sovereign took fright at the number of people he noticed in
the place,—the two electresses having neglected to warn him they were ..."
3. Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia: A Study of Historical Biography by Eugene Schuyler (1884)
"Leibnitz was unable at this time to see the Tsar, but the two electresses, attended
by several young princes and members of their court, ..."
4. The Letters of Horace Walpole: Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole (1904)
"You will not be the first of electresses, unless you sit on the hustings like
the Duchess of Northumberland. As to going to Madrid without Lord Ossory, ..."
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