She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed
informal (now usually mildly depreciative )
noun
A strong-willed or domineering woman, especially a wife or female partner.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in H. Rider Haggard (1856–1925), novelist.
- under siege
- undersigned
- undersize
- undersized
- underskirt
- underslung
- undersoil
- undersold
- under someone's nose
- under someone's spell
- under someone's thumb
- undersow
- underspend
- understaffed
- understaffing
- understairs
- understand
- understandability
- understandable
- understandably
- understander
- understanding
- understandingly
- under starter's orders
- understate