Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - mistress
Mistress
mistress
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
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noun see: master Date: 14th century a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: as, the female head of a household, a woman who employs or supervises servants, a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment, a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master, 2. a female teacher or tutor, a woman who has achieved mastery in some field, something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates , 4. a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship, sweetheart, 5. a. — used archaically as a title prefixed to the name of a married or unmarried woman Mrs. 1a ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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