petite maîtresse
/pəˌtiːt meɪˈtrɛs/(also petite maitresse) Now rare
noun
A fashionable society woman, an élégante.
Origin
Late 18th century. From French petite-maîtresse from petite, feminine of petit + maîtresse, after petit-maître.
- capital ship
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- capital sum
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- capital-to-labour ratio
- capital-to-output ratio
- capital transfer tax
- capital value
- capital vice
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- capital widening
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