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commander + -ess
commanderess (plural commanderesses)
- (rare) A female commander.
2007 October 21, Maureen Dowd, “Cougars, Archers, Snipers”, in New York Times[1]:Her political hucksters and Power Pointers are trying to help the New York senator blur the line between “male” and “female” enough to become the first commanderess in chief.