Mayoress.
Mayoress
Mayoress
Mayoress. Used in Britain, but not much in North America.
Masculine The feminine eqiuvalents are mayoress, manageress and conductress
The noun governor is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female government official.The word governess is a female version of the word, but it is not the opposite and is used entirely differently. Governess is a female version of tutor, or mentor, for children.
mayor
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female.The noun mayor is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female office holder.
The Wife of a Lord Mayor in the United Kingdom is properly and officially refereed to as a Lady Mayoress, citing the suffix -ess as applied for feminine titles in English. Many former British Colonies follow suit, such as in Australia. Similar to the designation "First Lady", the Lady Mayoress has a symbolic nature towards events and the nation in general towards the area she represents. When the Lord Mayor is female, she usually is not designated as the Lady Mayoress, but takes the title of Lord Mayor. There have been cases, however, of a female as Lord Mayor and her mother as Lord Mayoress, such as in Brisbane,UK. In America, no such designation is official, but it is still a recognized term for the wife or a lady holding the position of mayor, although is not very popular as an American designation.
John Emanuel Lightfoot, who was mayor of Accrington from 1878 to 1890.
A. N. has written: 'A circular letter of Christian friendship to the Honourable the late Lady Mayoress'
-ess can make certain titles into a feminine one. For example, Mayor and Baron become Mayoress and Baroness.