memberessn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛmb(ə)rᵻs/,

/mɛmbəˈrɛs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛmb(ə)rəs/

Forms: 1700s 1900s– membress, 1800s– memberess. Also with capital initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: member n., -ess suffix¹.

Etymology: < member n. + -ess suffix¹.

Now rare.

A female member; spec. a female Member of Parliament.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > female

memberess1799

1799 J. Wolcot Nil Admirari 34 He giveth the anathema of a little old man in petticoats, called Urganda, an important Membress of the Society, and much attended to in the Debates.

1867 J. MacGregor Rob Roy on Baltic x. 126 It would..be worth while being an M.P...to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer badgered..by Dr. Emma Blew, Memberess for Honiton.

1876 C. M. Yonge Three Brides I. xix. 338 You proved yourself the fittest memberess for the future parliament.

1933 H. Belloc in G.K.'s Weekly 7 Dec. 212/1 Your member, or membress, of Parliament is all for what he or she will call temperance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	memberess
释义	memberessn. Brit. /ˈmɛmb(ə)rᵻs/, /mɛmbəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈmɛmb(ə)rəs/ Forms: 1700s 1900s– membress, 1800s– memberess. Also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: member n., -ess suffix¹. Etymology: < member n. + -ess suffix¹. Now rare. A female member; spec. a female Member of Parliament. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > female memberess1799 1799 J. Wolcot Nil Admirari 34 He giveth the anathema of a little old man in petticoats, called Urganda, an important Membress of the Society, and much attended to in the Debates. 1867 J. MacGregor Rob Roy on Baltic x. 126 It would..be worth while being an M.P...to see the Chancellor of the Exchequer badgered..by Dr. Emma Blew, Memberess for Honiton. 1876 C. M. Yonge Three Brides I. xix. 338 You proved yourself the fittest memberess for the future parliament. 1933 H. Belloc in G.K.'s Weekly 7 Dec. 212/1 Your member, or membress, of Parliament is all for what he or she will call temperance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799
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