Home › Words › A › aldermanessaldermanessaldermaness means A female alderman; an alderwoman.EtymologyFrom alderman + -ess.nounA female alderman; an alderwoman.The wife of an alderman.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.alderwoman 90% match — A female alderman. vs aldermaness →alderperson 78% match — An alderman of any gender (gender-neutral); a member of a city council. vs aldermaness →alderman 77% match — A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town. vs aldermaness →aldership 75% match — The position of an alderman or alderwoman. vs aldermaness →aldermanate 75% match — The office of an alderman; the municipal legislative body of a city or town. vs aldermaness →aldermanic 74% match — Of or pertaining to an alderman (“member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town”) or group of aldermen. vs aldermaness →aldermanry 73% match — A district of a borough having its own alderman; a ward. vs aldermaness →aldermanly 72% match — Relating to, or like, an alderman. vs aldermaness →