singress

plural singresses

1. alternativeAlternative form of singeress.

   Ye first tune is Auld Lang Syne by all ye singerse and singresses.

   1899 April 20, “Greate Singing Meet: Ye Old Fashion Singing Meeting at Ye Congregational Church on Ye XXV of Aprille”, in Humboldt County Republican, volume XI, number 3, Humboldt, Iowa, page [5], column 6

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   Singer, it is said, once had his help-meet, singress; but she has departed and sent a songstress to keep company with her mates, the songsters of the groves, as well as of our choirs:[…]

   1866 June, E. F. R., “History in Words”, in The Land We Love. A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Literature, Military History, and Agriculture., volume I, Charlotte, N.C.: […] Ja[me]s P. Irwin & D[aniel] H[arvey] Hill, page 129, column 2

   Nothing else being so well calculated to afford agood^([sic]) idea of the peculiar features of every-day life in Hungary as a genuine Hungarian play, the visitor who would pass an evening in studying this, in hearing pretty music and the excellent singing of Madame [Louise] Blaha, called the Hungarian lark, an actress and singress of much ability, should not fail of going to the Nepszinhaz (The Peoples Theatre).

   1891, Joseph Kahn, “The Theatres of Budapest”, in An Illustrated Guide of Budapest, Budapest: Legrady Brothers, […], page 66

   Approaching a great and mighty city for the first time must be like going into the presence of majesty; only heaven save me from such palpitation the day I become singress to the queen!

   1896 November, Hall Caine, “The Christian”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume XVI, number 2, section III, page 168, column 2

   The people who offered a silver coin, the singress was to announce the name of the person by way of a gratitude, Ram Singh stood up with one rupee in his hand and asked the singress to announce the Bale of Sardar Ram “Babar Akali”.

   1987, Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, History of the Babar Akalis, ABS Publications, →ISBN, page 527