mistress

/'mistris/
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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A woman who has authority, control, or ownership: A woman who is in charge of others, such as servants or employees, or who owns and manages a household or establishment.
    • A female schoolteacher: A woman who teaches, especially in a school, sometimes with a connotation of being strict.
    • A woman having a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else: A woman who is not a man's wife but with whom he has a long-term extramarital affair.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Authority/Ownership):
    • She was the mistress of a large estate. (She was the female owner and manager of a large estate.)
    • The servants obeyed their mistress without question. (The servants followed the orders of their female employer.)
  • Noun (Schoolteacher):
    • The French mistress was very demanding. (The female French teacher had very high standards.)
  • Noun (Extramarital Partner):
    • It was rumored he had a mistress in the city. (People said he had a long-term female lover in the city, separate from his wife.)
Advanced Usage
  • "Mistress of the house": The female head of a household.
    • As mistress of the house, she oversaw all the domestic arrangements.
  • "Mistress of her fate": A woman who controls her own destiny.
    • She was determined to be mistress of her own fate.
  • "Mistress of ceremonies": A female host who presides over a formal event or program. (Note: This is a specific compound term listed here as advanced usage).
    • She served as the mistress of ceremonies for the awards banquet.
Variants and Related Words
  • Headmistress (n): A woman who is the head teacher of a school.
    • The headmistress announced the new school policy.
  • Mistress-ship (n, archaic): The position or authority of a mistress.
Synonyms
  • Female owner / Proprietress: A woman who owns a business or property.
  • Governess: A woman employed to teach children in a private household.
  • Lover / Paramour: A person with whom one has a sexual relationship, typically outside of marriage.
Related Phrases
  • "To be one's own mistress": To be independent and free from the control of others.
    • After starting her business, she was finally her own mistress.
Noun
  1. a woman master who directs the work of others
  2. a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)
  3. an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

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