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- Dictionarymistress/ˈmɪstrɪs/
noun
- 1. a woman in a position of authority or control: "she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed"
- 2. a woman (other than the man's wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man: "Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere"
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The meaning of MISTRESS is a woman who has power, authority, or ownership. How to use mistress in a sentence.
MISTRESS definition: 1. a woman who has control over or responsibility for someone or something: 2. a female school…. Learn more.
Mistress definition: a woman who, most often secretly, has an ongoing sexual relationship with, and sometimes is financially supported by, someone who is openly married to, engaged to, or living with another person. See examples of MISTRESS used in a sentence.
Jul 1, 2015 · noun. 1. a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household. 2. a woman or female personification having control over something specified. she was mistress of her own destiny. 3. a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man.
A mistress is a female master — she's the one in control. The wardrobe mistress is in charge of costumes for a theater. At some schools, the head of the school is called the headmaster or headmistress.
n. 1. A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else. 2. A woman in a position of authority, control, or ownership, as the head of a household: "Thirteen years had seen her mistress of Kellynch Hall" (Jane Austen). 3. a. A woman who owns or keeps an animal: a cat sitting in its mistress's lap. b.
noun. /ˈmɪstrəs/ a person's (usually a married man’s) mistress is a woman that they have a regular sexual relationship with and who is not their wife. It was considered quite normal for a man to have a mistress. When do I cease to be your mistress and become your wife? Topics Family and relationships c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Mistress definition: A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else.
MISTRESS meaning: a woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else. Learn more.
a woman employing, or in authority over, servants or attendants. a female owner of an animal, or formerly, a slave. a woman who has the power of controlling or disposing of something at her own pleasure: mistress of a great fortune.
