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   Mis·tress

   /ˈmistrəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a woman in a position of authority or control: "she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed"
   • ▪ a female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject: British "a Geography mistress"
   • ▪ a woman who is skilled in a particular subject or activity: "a mistress of the sound bite, she is famed for the acidity of her tongue"
   • ▪ the female owner of a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal: "the cat rubbed itself against its mistress's legs"
   • ▪ a female head of a household: archaic "he asked for the mistress of the house"
   • ▪ (especially formerly) a female employer of domestic staff: "Mary, go and fetch your mistress some cold chicken"
   • 2. a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, especially with a married man: "Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere"
   • ▪ a woman loved and courted by a man. archaic, literary
   • 3. used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs. archaic, dialect

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French maistresse, from maistre ‘master’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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