English
electress
From elector + -ess.
Formed from elector + -ess
Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- ‘to gather’
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Latin legō ‘to choose, select’
Latin ēligō ‘to elect’
Late Latin ēlēctor ‘chooser, selector’
Middle English electour ‘one with a right to vote in electing some…’
English elector
Today it means
noun A woman who can vote in an election.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / electress