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mistress

noun

mis·​tress ˈmi-strəs How to pronounce mistress (audio)
1
: a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: such as
a
: the female head of a household
the mistress of the house
b
: a woman who employs or supervises servants
The servants were required to do their mistress's bidding without question.
c
: a woman who possesses, owns, or controls something
the mistress of a large fortune
Whether mongrels or thoroughbreds … dogs have shared their masters' and mistresses' experiences in almost all walks of life. Robert Rosenblum
d
: a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment : headmistress
Mrs. Goddard was the mistress of a school Jane Austen
e
: a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master (see master sense 3b)
2
a
chiefly British : a female teacher or tutor
b
: a woman who has achieved mastery in some field
She was a mistress of music.
You learn how to chop throats and gouge eyes and stomp insteps … and after eight weeks you're given your diploma, which officially declares you a mistress of unarmed combat. Arthur R. Miller
c
: a woman considered especially notable for something
After penning several apocalyptic books, she became known as the mistress of doom.
3
: something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates
… France was master of the Continent, England mistress of the seas. James MacGregor Burns
Yet he was sharp and self-interested enough (serving, that is, his demanding mistress, Painting) to write more than 400 letters … Ronald Pickvance
4
a
: a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
b
archaic : sweetheart
5
a
—used archaically as a title prefixed to the name of a married or unmarried woman
b
chiefly Southern US and Midland US
—used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a married woman's surname : mrs. sense 1a
6
: an often professional dominatrix
With each addition of pain or restraint, he stiffens slightly, then falls into a deeper calm, a deeper peace, waiting to obey his mistress. Marianne Apostolides

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Servants were required to do the mistress's bidding without question. The dog was always obedient to its master and mistress. the master and mistress of the house a married man who has a mistress His wife suspected that the woman she'd seen with him was his mistress.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master — more at master

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mistress was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing mistress

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