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3Mistress — may refer to: Mistress (lover), a woman, other than the spouse, with whom a married individual has a continuing sexual relationship Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a schoolmarm ). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see… …
4Mistress — Mis tress, n. [OE. maistress, OF. maistresse, F. ma[^i]tresse, LL. magistrissa, for L. magistra, fem. of magister. See {Master}, {Mister}, and cf. {Miss} a young woman.] 1. A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises… …
5mistress — [mis′tris] n. [ME maistresse < OFr, fem. of maistre,MASTER] 1. a woman who rules others or has control, authority, or power over something; specif., a) a woman who is head of a household or institution b) Chiefly Brit. a female schoolteacher 2 …
6Mistress of the Robes — The Mistress of the Robes is the senior lady of the British Royal Household. Formerly (as the name implies) responsible for the Queen s clothes and jewellery, the post now has the responsibility for arranging the rota of attendance of the Ladies… …
7mistress — n. 1 a female head of a household. 2 a a woman in authority over others. b the female owner of a pet. 3 a woman with power to control etc. (often foll. by of: mistress of the situation). 4 Brit. a a female teacher (music mistress). b a female… …
8Mistress (form of address) — This article is about Mistress as a form of address. For other uses, see Mistress. Mistress is an old form of address for a woman. It implies lady of the house , especially a woman who is head of a household. An example is Mistress Quickly in… …
9mistress — /ˈmɪstrəs / (say mistruhs) noun 1. a woman who has authority or control; the female head of a household or some other establishment. 2. a woman employing, or in authority over, servants or attendants. 3. a female owner, as of a slave, horse, dog …
10mistress — a man s regular extramarital sexual partner Originally, the female head of the household, but now always used in this sense except when shortened to Mrs or as the title of a schoolteacher: My mistress is my mistress. (Shakespeare, Titus …
