Definition of electress - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical title

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wife of a German elector in history

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The electress attended the royal ceremony with her husband.

historical role

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female elector in the Holy Roman Empire

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The electress cast her vote in the imperial election..

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Origin of electress

German, Kurfürstin (elector's wife)

Examples of electress in a sentence

An electress often held significant influence in political matters.
The electress played a crucial role in the decision.
An electress had significant influence in the empire.

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French:électrice, femme électrice, ...
German:Kurfürstin, Elektorin, ...
Italian:consorte dell'elettore, elettrice, ...
Spanish:esposa del elector, electora, ...
Portuguese:eleitora, eleitora do Sacro Império, ...
Chinese:选帝侯夫人, 女选帝侯, ...
Japanese:選帝侯妃, 選帝侯夫人, ...
Arabic:زَوْجَة المُنْتَخِب, الأمِيرَة النَّاخِبَة, ...
Hebrew:אֶלֶקְטוֹרִית, בּוֹחֶרֶת, ...
Russian:курфюрстина, ...
Ukrainian:курфюрстіна, курфюрстка, ...
Hindi:इलेक्ट्रेस, निर्वाचिका, ...
Bengali:নির্বাচিকা, ইলেকট্রেস, ...
Catalan:electora, ...
Czech:kurfiřtka, ženská držitelka kurfiřtského titulu, ...
Danish:kurfyrstinde, ...
Dutch:keurvorstin, ...
Greek:εκλέκτορας, ...
Hungarian:választófejedelemné, női választófejedelem, ...
Khmer:ភរិយារបស់អភិបាលជ្រើសតាំងអាល្លឺម៉ង់ក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ, ស្ត្រីជាអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតក្នុងចក្រភពរ៉ូម៉ាំងបរិសុទ្ធ, ...
Korean:선제후 부인, 여선제후, ...
Persian:انتخاب‌گر, انتخاب‌گر زن, ...
Polish:elektorka, ...
Portuguese (BR):eleitora, ...
Romanian:electoare, ...
Swedish:kurfurstinna, elektorinna, ...
Thai:ภรรยาของผู้เลือกตั้ง, ผู้หญิงที่มีสิทธิ์เลือกตั้ง, ...
Turkish:elektör, seçmen kadın, ...
Vietnamese:nữ tuyển hầu tước, nữ cử tri, ...

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Definition of electress - Reverso English Dictionary

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