Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mistress
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Mistress
mistress
~ n 1 a woman that a man has a sexual relationship with even though he is married to someone else (The Prince had shocked society by living openly with his mistress.) 2 BrE old-fashioned a female teacher (the new English mistress) 3 the female owner of a dog, horse etc 4 old-fashioned the female employer of a servant (You'll have to deal with the mistress of the house.) 5 be mistress of if a woman is a mistress of something she is in control of it, highly skilled at it etc (She appeared to be very much the mistress of the situation.) 6 Mistress old use used with a woman's family name as a polite way of addressing her (- compare master1 (1))
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1.
(mistresses) 1. A married man’s mistress is a woman who is not his wife and with whom he is having a sexual relationship. (OLD-FASHIONED) She was his mistress for three years... N-COUNT: usu with poss 2. A dog’s mistress is the woman or girl who owns it. The huge wolfhound danced in circles around his mistress. N-COUNT: usu poss N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
2.
noun Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master — more at master Date: 14th century 1. a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: as a. the female head of a household b. a woman who employs or supervises servants c. a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment d. a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master 2. a. chiefly British a female teacher or tutor b. a woman who has achieved mastery in some field 3. something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates when Rome was ~ of the world 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 & Midland Mrs. 1a ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
n. 1 a female head of a household. 2 a a woman in authority over others. b the female owner of a pet. 3 a woman with power to control etc. (often foll. by of: mistress of the situation). 4 Brit. a a female teacher (music mistress). b a female head of a college etc. 5 a a woman (other than his wife) with whom a married man has a (usu. prolonged) sexual relationship. b archaic or poet. a woman loved and courted by a man. 6 archaic or dial. (as a title) = MRS. Phrases and idioms Mistress of the Robes a lady in charge of the Queen's wardrobe. Etymology: ME f. OF maistresse f. maistre MASTER ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. хозяйка (дома), госпожа speak to the mistress —- поговорите с хозяйкой she was no longer mistress in her own house —- она уже не была хозяйкой в собственном доме to be mistress of the situation —- быть хозяйкой положения to be mistress of oneself —- владеть собой you are your own mistress —- вы сами себе госпожа (хозяйка) 2. повелительница, владычица M. of the sea(s) —- ист. владычица морей, главная морская держава, Великобритания M. of the Adriatic —- ист. Венеция 3. уст. госпожа 4. мастерица, искусница a mistress of needlework —- мастерица шить, вышивать 5. учительница history mistress —- учительница истории 6. любовница kept mistress —- содержанка 7. возлюбленная he adressed many poems to his mistress —- он посвятил своей возлюбленной много стихов 8. горн. шахтерская лампочка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
5.
noun 1) хозяйка (дома); fig. повелительница, владычица; you are your own mistress - вы сами себе госпожа; you are mistress of the situation - вы хозяйка положения - Mistress of the Adriatic 2) abbr. Mrs. госпожа (ставится перед фамилией замужней женщины и полностью в этом случае никогда не пишется) 3) мастерица, искусница 4) учительница 5) любовница; poet. возлюбленная 6) mining шахтерская лампочка MISTRESS of the Adriatic hist. Венеция; ...Англо-русский словарь
6.
- 13c., from O.Fr. maistresse, fem. of maistre "master." Sense of "kept woman of a married man" is from late M.E. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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