Meaning of housekeeperess | Babel Free

Definitions

A female housekeeper.

dated, rare

Examples

““Miss Mary Anderson has an idea of becoming a London manageress,” says a contemporary. We hoped that when May had made her little pile as an actress, she would make some good man a nice little wifess and settle down as a charming housekeeperess.”

“The housekeeperess of M. Molière / Was rather useful, you’re aware, / For to that lady, it is said, / His various comedies he read.”

““Why, Patty Fairfield! consider yourself discharged, and I shall suit myself at once with another housekeeperess!””

“Eruaga Marie 18 f housekeeperess[…]Mieg Jeanne 17 f housekeeperess”

“We meet a Dirty Architect, who makes lots of money and likes his butter rolled into spheres by his Irish housekeeperess, Mary.”

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