gaoleress

English

Etymology

From gaoler +‎ -ess.

Noun

gaoleress (plural gaoleresses)

A female gaoler.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
  [Y]esterday my saucy gaoleress assured me, that all my oppositions would not signify that pinch of snuff, holding out her genteel finger and thumb […].

Anagrams

sale-goers, salegoers

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