gaoleress

G2A1O1L1E1R1E1S1S1

noun

Dated spelling of jaileress.

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Meanings

noungaoleress (plural gaoleresses)

plural gaoleresses

  1. CommonwealthDated 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

Origin

From gaoler + -ess.

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APA

gaoleress. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaoleress

MLA

“gaoleress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaoleress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gaoleress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gaoleress.

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