Strange female titles

Annasopra

I was reading the London thread and there was a minor discussion about the fire commissionatrix. It reminded me of my sister getting a letter last year calling her an executrix. Anyone else seen strange titles for females before?

dudara

Male Viceroy, but female version is Vicereine

B0jangles

A Sultan's wife was called a Sultana.

Jim Bob Scratcher

Ms Boobalot

B0jangles

dudara wrote: »

Male Viceroy, but female version is Vicereine

I just read a bit about this and the standard usage makes no bloody sense - surely anyone who is acting as a proxy for a king should be a viceroy and anyone acting for a queen should be vicereine? - the fecking title is derived from the gender of the ruler, not that of the proxy!

So irritated right now.

:mad:

callaway92

I've definitely seen some strange female titties

Wanderer78

callaway92 wrote:

I've definitely seen some strange female titties

Maybe you're dyslexic!

Samaris

B0jangles wrote: »

I just read a bit about this and the standard usage makes no bloody sense - surely anyone who is acting as a proxy for a king should be a viceroy and anyone acting for a queen should be vicereine? - the fecking title is derived from the gender of the ruler, not that of the proxy!

So irritated right now.

:mad:

Huh...hadn't thought of it that way. Strictly from the word itself roi/reine and king/queen, you're right. Presumably it got morphed into the gender of the person holding the office at some stage - when there were a couple of females in the role, which can't have been that often through the period of history when the term sprung up.

Apparently "vicereine" is more commonly applied to a viceroy's wife these days. Which etymologically doesn't come close to making sense.

Joeytheparrot

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

I was reading the London thread and there was a minor discussion about the fire commissionatrix. It reminded me of my sister getting a letter last year calling her an executrix. Anyone else seen strange titles for females before?

Fire commissionatrix sounds a lot sexier than it probably actually is.

bodice ripper

You do realise I made fire commisionatrix up, right?

frag420

bodice ripper wrote: »

You do realise I made fire commisionatrix up, right?

Bodice ripper - commisionatrix...living in Amsterdam...

I am sensing a theme here...:D:D

biko

frag420 wrote: »

Bodice ripper - commisionatrix...living in Amsterdam...

I am sensing a theme here...:D:D

silverharp

Jewess is an odd one, cant think of any other religion or ethnic group that had a similar, seems to be a less common term now and would probably be seen as derogatory but I dont think it was when the term was common.

Alun

callaway92 wrote: »

I've definitely seen some strange female titties

So you're not the only one who misread the thread title

pickarooney

B0jangles wrote: »

I just read a bit about this and the standard usage makes no bloody sense - surely anyone who is acting as a proxy for a king should be a viceroy and anyone acting for a queen should be vicereine? - the fecking title is derived from the gender of the ruler, not that of the proxy!

So irritated right now.

:mad:

A female VP is referred to as a vice-présidente, which is consistent with vicereine. I've never heard the latter term though.

frag420

Alun wrote: »

So you're not the only one who misread the thread title tittie:)

:cool:

Arghus

Anyone else read the title as Strange Female Titties...Anyone?

Anyone?

Edit: Seems I'm not alone.

ToddyDoody

Titles are all well and good as long as they stay away from beamers and mercs and stick to more ladylike cars ie. Nissan Micra.

MysticMonk

Why is the wife of a sultan called a sultana?

Because it stands to raisin!

pickarooney

MysticMonk wrote: »

Why is the wife of a sultan called a sultana?

Because it stands to raisin!

Used to be... that title is not currant.

Widdershins

Not a specific title but the term ''distaff'' is a strange one.

Dirty Dingus McGee

callaway92 wrote: »

I've definitely seen some strange female titties

I genuinely thought that's what the thread title as at first.

Permabear

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Annasopra

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I've seen murderess used quite recently

Permabear

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Resist ZOG

I'll admit a lot of female titles do sound strange to the modern ear, but I'll never stop using 'actress' or 'waitress'.

chauffeusse

MysticMonk

pickarooney wrote:

Used to be... that title is not currant.

Bet you dont get too many dates

Permabear

Permabear wrote: »

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Should be womanager no? :P

Aglomerado

frag420 wrote: »

Bodice ripper - commisionatrix...living in Amsterdam...

I am sensing a theme here...:D:D

Meretrix? :pac:

diomed

The Chair

Jrop

The x ending to a job title is designed to be gender neutral. So those of whose consider themselves gender fluid or those who non binary would use Mx as instead of Mr or Ms