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  • noun A female jailor.

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Examples

  • By this means the Queen was jailoress and prisoner at the same time.

    Court Memoirs of France Series — Complete Various

  • Then as a preliminary skirmish, Constance presented the two-franc piece; and the jailoress dropped a courtesy.

    Jerry Junior 1907

  • Valedolmo – the door was opened a very small crack by a frowsy jailoress.

    Jerry Junior 1907

  • Perhaps the jailoress would allow them to step inside away from the crowd and she would explain?

    Jerry Junior 1907

  • Constance, with grave concern, translated the sum of Tony's enormities to her father; and turned back to the jailoress apologetically.

    Jerry Junior 1907

  • Inside the big damp stone-walled corridor Constance drew a deep breath and smiled upon the jailoress; the jailoress smiled back.

    Jerry Junior 1907

  • Then as a preliminary skirmish, Constance presented the two-franc piece; and the jailoress dropped a curtsy.

    Jerry Jean Webster 1896

  • After a second's wait -- snortingly impatient on Mr. Wilder's part; he was being pressed close by the none too clean citizens of Valedolmo -- the door was opened a very small crack by a frowsy jailoress.

    Jerry Jean Webster 1896

  • Perhaps the jailoress would allow them to step inside away from the crowd, and she would explain?

    Jerry Jean Webster 1896

  • Inside the big damp stone-walled corridor Constance drew a deep breath and smiled upon the jailoress; the jailoress smiled back.

    Jerry Jean Webster 1896

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