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Definitions for Mistress
[1] a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
[2] a woman employing, or in authority over, servants or attendants.
[3] a female owner of an animal, or formerly, a slave.
[4] a woman who has the power of controlling or disposing of something at her own pleasure: mistress of a great fortune.
[5] (sometimes initial capital letter ) something regarded as feminine that has control or supremacy: Great Britain, the mistress of the seas.
[6] a woman who is skilled in something, as an occupation or art.
[7] a woman who has a continuing, extramarital sexual relationship with one man, especially a man who, in return for an exclusive and continuing liaison, provides her with financial support.
[8] British . a female schoolteacher; schoolmistress.
[9] (initial capital letter ) a term of address in former use and corresponding to Mrs., Miss, or Ms.
[10] Archaic . sweetheart.
[11] a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
[12] a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household
[13] a woman or female personification having control over something specified she was mistress of her own destiny
[14] mainly British short for schoolmistress
[15] an archaic or dialect word for sweetheart
[16] an archaic or dialect title equivalent to Mrs
Words related to Mistress
sweetheart, paramour, roommate, concubine, girlfriend, prostitute, courtesan, sweetie, sugar, shack, moll, inamorata, chatelaine, doxy, ladylove, bedmate, whore
Words nearby Mistress
mistletoe cactus, mistook, mistral, mistranslate, mistreat, mistress, mistress of ceremonies, mistress of the robes, mistrial, mistrust, mistrustful
Origin of Mistress
1275–1325; Middle English maistresse < Middle French, Old French, equivalent to maistre master + -esse -ess
Other words from Mistress
mis·tressed , adjective
mis·tress-ship , noun
Word origin for Mistress
C14: from Old French; see master , -ess
Synonyms for Mistress
concubine, girlfriend, paramour, prostitute, roommate, sweetheart, chatelaine, courtesan, doxy, inamorata, ladylove, moll, shack, sugar, sweetie, bedmate, best girl, dream girl, fancy woman, kept woman, main squeeze, old lady, other woman, shack job