| 单词 | your mistress-ship |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyour (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship 1. As a title or polite form of address applied to a woman with the status of mistress. Only with possessive adjective, as your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman mistress?a1425 your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship?1461 sir1578 goodwife1593 metresse1600 metreza1604 sirrah1604 mistershipa1616 Mrsa1637 ma'am1671 citess1793 Mis'1835 mem1890 ?1461 Piers in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 342 Bescheching yow of your good maisteresshipp to be myn good masteres to helpe..vn-to myn..maister [etc.]. ?1475 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 357 Plesith it your mastresship to witte. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iv. sig. D.jv By your mistreshyps licence. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D4 I humbly thanke your good Mistreship. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. iv. 73 He made a Knight, And your sweet mistris-ship Ladyfi'd. 1989 W. Horwood Duncton Found i. ix. 109 ‘Why Mistress,’ said Terce, ‘to be Master after thy Mistress-ship. To be thy worthy successor’. < as lemmas |
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