to keep a mistress
1Mistress (lover) — Madame de Pompadour, mistress of Louis XV of France, circa 1750 A mistress is a long term female lover and companion who is not married to her partner; the term is used especially when her partner is married. The relationship generally is stable… …
2keep — I. verb (kept; keeping) Etymology: Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan; perhaps akin to Old High German chapfēn to look Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to take notice of by appropriate conduct ; fulfill: as a. to be faithful …
3mistress — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ former ▪ young … OF MISTRESSES ▪ string (esp. BrE) ▪ The king kept a string of mistresses. VERB + MISTRESS …
4Keep — (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I… …
5Keep the Aspidistra Flying —   …
6Mistress Of Dragons — Book One of the Dragonvarld trilogy Dragons have made a pact against dealing with the human world, organizing their own Parliament to rule themselves and their interactions with humans. A renegade dragon named Maristara has gone and taken over… …
7keep — to maintain a mistress The usage implies both provision for her upkeep and keeping her sexual activities for your sole use: One officer offered to keep me if I would come and live with him. (Mayhew, 1862) The man was the keeper and… …
8keep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + KEEP ▪ earn ▪ It s time you did a job to earn your keep. Keep is used after these nouns: ↑castle {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ well …
9keep — Inglish (Indian English) Dictionary euphemism for mistress v Put Pejorative for mistress (noun) …
10To keep a stiff upper lip — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… …
