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Lady Presidentress
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English
Etymology
From en en lady president ress.
Noun
en US politics obsolete en First Lady of the United States. 18th–19th c.
en FLOTUS
en lady presidentress
Usage notes
The term First Lady was not used until the funeral of en Dolley Madison in 1849, the wife of former president en James Madison (whose term was from 1809 to 1817), by then President en Zachary Taylor, for the wife of a president of the United States.Richard N. Côté Strength and Honor: The Life of Dolley Madison Corinthian Books 2005 9781929175093 261SoftSchools.com; "First Ladies of the White House" History Channel; "Dolley Madison"; eds. History.com; 9 November 2009
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