Word: electoress
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: e
lect
or
ess
Definition: Alternative form of electress. A woman who can vote in an election.
Morphemes:
Affix: elect
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To choose (a candidate) in an election
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ē-
Language: la
Decoded: e-
Meaning: out
Affix: legō
Language: la
Decoded: lego
Meaning: to pick out, pick, gather, collect, etc.
Affix: -or
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.
Affix: -ess
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Suffix appended to words to make a female form.Examples.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισσα
Language: grc
Decoded: -issa
PoS: Noun
Meaning: femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension