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Mistress
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mistress
English
Pronunciation
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Mistress.wav US
Noun
en archaic Used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form Mrs.
en Mister Missus
The Dreams of Mrs. Flintwinch Thicken 408 The sound of Mistress Affery cautiously chaining the door before she opened it, caused them both to look that way.
en 2014 w:Tessa Harris 5 The Lazarus Curse A Dr. Thomas Silkstone Mystery 4 New York, N.Y. Kensington Books 25 https://archive.org/details/lazaruscurse0000harr/page/25/mode/1up 978-0-7582-9337-4 Mistress Cordelia Carfax shivered and gathered her silk shawl about her shoulders. Any shows of affection Mistress Carfax did display were usually reserved for her pedigree pug.
en BDSM Used as the title of a female dominant.
en Master Mxtress
en terms suffixed with -ess (female)
en Titles