mistress
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
mistresses
plural
mistresses
Britannica Dictionary definition of MISTRESS
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1
:
a woman who has control or power over others: such as
a
old-fashioned
:
a woman who has a servant
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Servants were required to do the mistress's bidding without question.
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My master and mistress have gone out for the day.
b
:
a woman who owns a pet (such as a dog)
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The dog was always obedient to its master and mistress.
2
:
a woman who has control of something
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She proved herself (to be) mistress of the situation.
3
:
a woman who has a sexual relationship with a married man
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a married man who has/keeps a mistress
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His wife suspected that the woman she'd seen with him was his mistress.
4
b
Mistress
— used as a title for the female head of certain British colleges
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She was Mistress of Girton (College).
5
Mistress
old-fashioned
— used as a title before the name of a woman
