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era

Pronunciation: [ˈɛ.ra]

“era” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mistress (of a house, with respect to the servants)
  2. a female ruler or governor; governeress, ruleress, leaderess

Etymology

De Vaan lists the term as a derivative of erus (“master of the family”), in which case presumably from erus + -a. Adams and Mallory suggest a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂éh₂, itself related to Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós. This theory is premised on the cognancy of Hittite išḫāš and Hittite išḫaššaraš (“lady, mistress”).

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