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- noun A female
jailor .
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Examples
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By this means the Queen was jailoress and prisoner at the same time.
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Then as a preliminary skirmish, Constance presented the two-franc piece; and the jailoress dropped a courtesy.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Valedolmo – the door was opened a very small crack by a frowsy jailoress.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Perhaps the jailoress would allow them to step inside away from the crowd and she would explain?
Jerry Junior 1907
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Constance, with grave concern, translated the sum of Tony's enormities to her father; and turned back to the jailoress apologetically.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Inside the big damp stone-walled corridor Constance drew a deep breath and smiled upon the jailoress; the jailoress smiled back.
Jerry Junior 1907
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Then as a preliminary skirmish, Constance presented the two-franc piece; and the jailoress dropped a curtsy.
Jerry Jean Webster 1896
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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
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Perhaps the jailoress would allow them to step inside away from the crowd, and she would explain?
Jerry Jean Webster 1896
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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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