/ Dictionary / Index M mayoress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: may•or•ess Pronunciation: (mā'ur-is, mâr'is), [key] — n. a woman who is the chief executive official of a city, village, or town. the wife of a mayor. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: mayoress (Thesaurus) mayoralty Mayor of Casterbridge, The* Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language