consuless

English

Etymology

From consul +‎ -ess.

Noun

consuless (plural consulesses)

1. A female consul or the wife of one.
   • 1790, Johnny’s Epistle:--- —&c. &c. &c.—, page 6:

     You [children] have been told, that Buonaparté is—“a very good?—man:”—that “A Chief-Conſul—” (self-appointed; and all but omnipotent)—“A Chief-Conſul, and proſtitute Conſuleſs, are far better than your old-faſhioned Kings and Queens.

   • 1802 December 27, Caledonian Mercury, number 12,684, Edinburgh: […] Robert Allan, […], column 3:

     The Consul and Consuless finding the magnificent and beautiful reſidence of St Cloud, too circumſcribed for their grand levee and feſtival days, are about to have the Palace of Verſailles refitted.

   • 1818, Junius Secundus, Constantine and Eugene, or an Evening at Mount Vernon, Brussels: […] P. J. de Mat, […], page 200:

     If you leave us an only daughter, no matter; she shall be Consuless, and Pontificia Maxima, into the bargain. We want a series of hereditary Consuls, and Consulesses.

   • 1974 December 1, Mona Ross, “He Won’t Trust in Insurance Companies”, in The Palm Beach Post-Times, volume XLI, number 49, West Palm Beach, Fla., page B5, column 1:

     However, the 8-month-old battle probably will be unsuccessful, because [Eugene Vincent] Wanless, who prefers to be called Consul Eugene, refuses to obtain the required car insurance on grounds that insurance companies are “false idols” and only God can prevent auto accidents anyway. Wanless, who resides with his wife, Consuless Alice, in an apartment on SR A1A with a breathtaking view of the ocean, claims to represent God the Father as “Consul Eugene of the Society of Universal Love” and “Aquarian-Age ambassador.”

Derived terms

• vice-consuless

Translations

female consul

wife of a consul

• French: consulesse (fr) f