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mistress /misˈtris/ noun- (fem of master) a woman employer of servants or head of a house or family
- A woman (or anything personified as a woman) having power of ownership
- A woman teacher, esp in a school
- A woman well-skilled in anything
- A woman loved and courted by a man (archaic)
- A woman involved in an established sexual relationship with a married man, sometimes supported by him financially
- Vocatively madam (archaic and dialect)
- The jack at bowls (Shakespeare)
- (with cap) a title corresponding to the modern form Mrs, once prefixed to the name of any woman or girl (archaic or dialect)
adjective (literary)- Principal
- Leading
- Ruling
transitive verb- To make a mistress of, pay court to as a mistress
- To address as mistress
- To become or be mistress of or over
- (with it) to play the mistress
ORIGIN: OFr maistresse (Fr maîtresse), from LL magistrissa, fem from L magister master misˈtressless adjective misˈtressly adjective misˈtress-ship noun Mistress of the Robes see under robe1 robe1 /rōb/ noun- A gown or loose outer garment
- A gown or dress of office, rank or state
- A rich dress
- A woman's dress
- A dressing-gown
- (in pl) clothes, garb
- A dressed bison hide, or the like
transitive verb- To dress
- To invest in robes
intransitive verb To assume official garments ORIGIN: Fr robe, orig booty; cf rob1, reave, OHGer raup (Ger Raub) booty robˈing noun - The putting on of robes or clothes
- Apparel
- A trimming on a robe
robe-de-chambre /rob-də-shã-br’/ noun (pl robes-de-chambre /rob-də-shã-br’/) (French) A dressing-gown robe maker noun A maker of official robes robing room noun A room in which official robes may be put on Mistress of the robes The head of a department in a queen's household the robe or the long robe The legal profession |