maîtresse femmen.

Brit.

/meɪˌtrɛs ˈfam/,

/mɛˌtrɛs ˈfam/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪˌtrɛs ˈfæm/,

/ˌmɛˌtrɛs ˈfæm/

Forms: 1800s– maîtresse femme, 1900s– maitresse femme.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maîtresse femme.

Etymology: < French maîtresse femme (1669) < maîtresse mistress n. (here attributive in sense ‘masterful, dominating’) + femme woman (see femme n. and adj.).Not fully naturalized in English.

A strong-willed or domineering woman.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person > woman

termagant1578

maîtresse femme1853

battle-axe1896

dragon lady1949

her indoors1979

1853 C. Brontë Villette III. xxxiii. 83 Ah! I know you well..cette maîtresse-femme, my cousin Beck herself.

1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind xxii. 179 There are four kinds of wives—the cowed woman, the dead-weight, the maîtresse femme, and the helpmeet.

1904 H. O. Sturgis Belchamber ix. 127 He does jolly well what he pleases, and, maîtresse femme as she is, she can't help admiring him for it.

1929 C. L. Thomson Jane Austen i. 50 The wonderful heroine [of Corinne], a maîtresse femme like Mme de Staël herself.

1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 105 In the humblest cabin that contains a family you may find a maitresse femme who rules in the household by a sort of divine right.

1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 107 Queen Elizabeth was a maitresse femme.

1973 E. Hyams Final Agenda viii. 98 The widow was a maîtresse femme whose place in the hierarchy was three steps higher than that of her..husband.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maîtresse femme
释义	maîtresse femmen. Brit. /meɪˌtrɛs ˈfam/, /mɛˌtrɛs ˈfam/, U.S. /ˌmeɪˌtrɛs ˈfæm/, /ˌmɛˌtrɛs ˈfæm/ Forms: 1800s– maîtresse femme, 1900s– maitresse femme. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maîtresse femme. Etymology: < French maîtresse femme (1669) < maîtresse mistress n. (here attributive in sense ‘masterful, dominating’) + femme woman (see femme n. and adj.).Not fully naturalized in English. A strong-willed or domineering woman. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > oppression > [noun] > domineering or overbearing > domineering person > woman termagant1578 maîtresse femme1853 battle-axe1896 dragon lady1949 her indoors1979 1853 C. Brontë Villette III. xxxiii. 83 Ah! I know you well..cette maîtresse-femme, my cousin Beck herself. 1876 C. M. Yonge Womankind xxii. 179 There are four kinds of wives—the cowed woman, the dead-weight, the maîtresse femme, and the helpmeet. 1904 H. O. Sturgis Belchamber ix. 127 He does jolly well what he pleases, and, maîtresse femme as she is, she can't help admiring him for it. 1929 C. L. Thomson Jane Austen i. 50 The wonderful heroine [of Corinne], a maîtresse femme like Mme de Staël herself. 1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 105 In the humblest cabin that contains a family you may find a maitresse femme who rules in the household by a sort of divine right. 1936 G. B. Shaw Millionairess Pref., in Simpleton, Six, & Millionairess 107 Queen Elizabeth was a maitresse femme. 1973 E. Hyams Final Agenda viii. 98 The widow was a maîtresse femme whose place in the hierarchy was three steps higher than that of her..husband. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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