mistresslessadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstrᵻslᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstrᵻslᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -less suffix.

Etymology: < mistress n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier masterless adj.

Now rare.

Having no mistress or female head.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without lord, master, or mistress

lordlessOE

masterlessc1425

captainless1586

mistressless1873

1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. viii. 126 I have again taken advantage of the mistressless condition of the establishment.

1886 Mrs. E. Moberly Lady Valeria II. iv. 92 Altcar Court lost much of its forlorn mistressless air.

2001 bostonreview.mit.edu 20 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) Towards the end, as he battles the impulse to kill himself (‘wifeless, mistressless, penniless, vocationless, homeless’), Sabbath appears to find something he can affirm besides his prick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistressless
释义	mistresslessadj. Brit. /ˈmɪstrᵻslᵻs/, U.S. /ˈmɪstrᵻslᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -less suffix. Etymology: < mistress n. + -less suffix. Compare earlier masterless adj. Now rare. Having no mistress or female head. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > [adjective] > without lord, master, or mistress lordlessOE masterlessc1425 captainless1586 mistressless1873 1873 R. Broughton Nancy III. viii. 126 I have again taken advantage of the mistressless condition of the establishment. 1886 Mrs. E. Moberly Lady Valeria II. iv. 92 Altcar Court lost much of its forlorn mistressless air. 2001 bostonreview.mit.edu 20 Nov. (O.E.D. Archive) Towards the end, as he battles the impulse to kill himself (‘wifeless, mistressless, penniless, vocationless, homeless’), Sabbath appears to find something he can affirm besides his prick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1873
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