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- DictionaryMis·tress/ˈmistrəs/
noun
- 1. a woman in a position of authority or control: "she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed"
- 2. a woman having an extramarital sexual relationship, especially with a married man: "Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere"
The meaning of MISTRESS is a woman who has power, authority, or ownership. How to use mistress in a sentence. a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: such as; the female head of a household; a woman who employs or supervises servants…
Check pronunciation: mistress. Definition of mistress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈmɪstrəs / us. Add to word list. a woman who has a sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else. (Definition of mistress from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of mistress. in Chinese (Traditional) 女性控制, 女主人, 女能人… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 女性控制, 女主人, 女能人… See more.
Mistress definition: a woman who, most often secretly, has an ongoing sexual relationship with, and sometimes is financially supported by, someone who is openly married to, engaged to, or living with another person. See examples of MISTRESS used in a sentence.
MISTRESS definition: 1. a woman who has control over or responsibility for someone or something: 2. a female school…. Learn more.
1. a woman who has a continuing extramarital sexual relationship with a man. 2. a woman in a position of authority, ownership, or control, such as the head of a household. 3. a woman or female personification having control over something specified: she was mistress of her own destiny. 4.
a woman who has the power of controlling or disposing of something at her own pleasure: mistress of a great fortune. (sometimes cap.) something regarded as feminine that has control or supremacy: Great Britain, the mistress of the seas. a women who is skilled in something, as an occupation or art.
