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mistress

გამოთქმა: /ˈmɪstrɪs/

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Universal
  • 1a woman in a position of authority or control:she is always mistress of the situation, coolly self-possessed
  • [with modifier] British a female schoolteacher who teaches a particular subject: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
  • archaic a female head of a household: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
  • 2a woman (other than the man’s wife) having a sexual relationship with a married man: Elsie knew her husband had a mistress tucked away somewhere
  • archaic or literary a woman loved and courted by a man.
  • 3 (Mistress) archaic or dialect used as a title prefixed to the name of a married woman; Mrs.

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