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citizeness

[ sit-uh-zuh-nis, -suh- ]

noun

  1. a woman who is a citizen.


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Gender Note

What's the difference between citizeness and citizen? See -ess.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of citizeness1

First recorded in 1790–1800; citizen + -ess
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Example Sentences

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Walker seemed to speak very feelingly, calling me the first citizeness of the country; stood silent a little and sat down.

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The Brotherhood as a whole, voted that the remaining funds in their treasury should be devoted to providing a pretty little home for Jean and his family in the near village of Meudon, and a comfortable income for the Citizeness Clouet during the remainder of her life, and Jean himself was to have a sum of one thousand francs to do with as he pleased!

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They shoved the huge hamper into the carriage, slammed the door carelessly on Citizeness Clouet and Yvonne, and called to the driver: "Number six hundred and seventy Rue de Lille!" and the cab rolled away.

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The Citizeness Clouet spoke more truly than she knew!

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Far in the night, on the twenty-sixth of March, Saintanac drove up in a tightly closed carriage to Citizeness Clouet's door.

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