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What does the word mistress mean?

Part of speech: noun

A woman in authority.

Part of speech: noun

A title of a married woman; written Mrs. and pronounced missis.

Part of speech: noun

A woman who unlawfully fills the place of a wife.

Part of speech: noun

A woman skilled in something.

Usage examples for mistress

Oh, you might leave me and go with your present mistress! – In the Heart of a Fool by William Allen White
Come, mistress- pray answer to this. – Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia by William Gilmore Simms
I remember when Dr. Pretyman ordered it for my poor dear mistress. – The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli

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