† aldressn.

Forms: 1500s–1800s aldress, 1600s alderesse, 1800s alderess.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alderman n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: Apparently < alder- (in alderman n.) + -ess suffix¹. Compare slightly later alderwoman n. 1 and later aldermaness n.

English regional (northern). Obsolete.

The wife of an alderman or mayor.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > wife of

aldress1541

alderwoman1557

aldermaness1836

1541 Register Lincoln Corp. 9 Aug. in MSS Lincoln, Bury St. Edmunds et al. (H.M.C. 14th Rep. App. Pt. VIII) (1895) 37 [The mayoress and her sisters] aldresses [of your city of Lincoln].

1608 York Reg. MS 7 [John Bramhall, alderman of Pontefract, desires to be buried] at the end of the maiors and aldresses stall.

1629 Extracts Parish Reg.: Burials in J. E. Jackson Hist. & Descr. St. George's Church Doncaster p. xliv Jan. 22 Mrs. Jane Barwicke, Alderesse.

1692 R. Thoresby Diary I. 220 After with relations..to the funeral of Aldress Hick.

1713 R. Thoresby Diary II. 180 Madam Nevile was this day buried—also was another aldress interred.

1852 H. Schroeder Ann. Yorks. 11 In 1670, the corporation, with the consent of the vicar, ordered the pew in the parish church, commonly called the ‘aldresses pew’, to be enlarged.

1899 Truth 22 June 1612 City feasts are such barbarous gorges. The ‘alderess’ will be inclined, I should fancy, to have fewer heavy dishes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	aldress
释义	† aldressn. Forms: 1500s–1800s aldress, 1600s alderesse, 1800s alderess. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: alderman n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: Apparently < alder- (in alderman n.) + -ess suffix¹. Compare slightly later alderwoman n. 1 and later aldermaness n. English regional (northern). Obsolete. The wife of an alderman or mayor. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > municipal magistrate > [noun] > alderman > wife of aldress1541 alderwoman1557 aldermaness1836 1541 Register Lincoln Corp. 9 Aug. in MSS Lincoln, Bury St. Edmunds et al. (H.M.C. 14th Rep. App. Pt. VIII) (1895) 37 [The mayoress and her sisters] aldresses [of your city of Lincoln]. 1608 York Reg. MS 7 [John Bramhall, alderman of Pontefract, desires to be buried] at the end of the maiors and aldresses stall. 1629 Extracts Parish Reg.: Burials in J. E. Jackson Hist. & Descr. St. George's Church Doncaster p. xliv Jan. 22 Mrs. Jane Barwicke, Alderesse. 1692 R. Thoresby Diary I. 220 After with relations..to the funeral of Aldress Hick. 1713 R. Thoresby Diary II. 180 Madam Nevile was this day buried—also was another aldress interred. 1852 H. Schroeder Ann. Yorks. 11 In 1670, the corporation, with the consent of the vicar, ordered the pew in the parish church, commonly called the ‘aldresses pew’, to be enlarged. 1899 Truth 22 June 1612 City feasts are such barbarous gorges. The ‘alderess’ will be inclined, I should fancy, to have fewer heavy dishes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1541
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