mistress-shipn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪstrᵻsʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈmɪstrᵻ(s)ˌʃɪp/

Forms: see mistress n. and -ship suffix; also 1500s mistreshyp, 1500s mistriship, 1600s mistreship.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -ship suffix.

Etymology: < mistress n. + -ship suffix, after mastership n.

1. As a title or polite form of address applied to a woman with the status of mistress. Only with possessive adjective, as your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship. Now archaic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman

mistress?a1425

your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship?1461

sir1578

goodwife1593

metresse1600

metreza1604

sirrah1604

mistershipa1616

Mrsa1637

ma'am1671

citess1793

Mis'1835

mem1890

?1461 Piers in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 342 Bescheching yow of your good maisteresshipp to be myn good masteres to helpe..vn-to myn..maister [etc.].

?1475 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 357 Plesith it your mastresship to witte.

a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iv. sig. D.j^v By your mistreshyps licence.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D4 I humbly thanke your good Mistreship.

a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. iv. 73 He made a Knight, And your sweet mistris-ship Ladyfi'd.

1989 W. Horwood Duncton Found i. ix. 109 ‘Why Mistress,’ said Terce, ‘to be Master after thy Mistress-ship. To be thy worthy successor’.

2. The position or status of a mistress or female head of a household, etc.; (a period of) female authority as mistress. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > woman > condition of

mistress-ship1581

society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > head of household > woman > position of

mistress-ship1581

mistresshood1872

1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. 177 From the lowest in menaltie, to the highest in mistriship.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 407 If any of them shall usurpe a Mistress-ship over them.

1705 G. Bull Corrupt. Church Rome in Wks. (1827) II. 290 They never acknowledged her mistresship over them.

1858 D. M. Mulock Woman's Thoughts about Women 55 Having all the cares, and only half the joys of maternity or mistress-ship.

1892 Catholic News 23 July There is some talk of her Majesty putting the Mistress-ship of the robes into commission.

1898 W. H. Fitchett Fights for Flag 3 The struggle between the two maritime republics for the mistress-ship of the seas.

1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xxi. 237 Old and young liked..the bright, gentle little lady who assumed the mistress-ship of the manse.

1920 C. S. Terry Hist. Scotl. i. 4 Mistress-ship of the western Mediterranean passed to the victor.

1993 Daily Tel. 16 June 21/5 This vote was taken, and carried, in the next Mistressship.

3. The position or status of a woman who has a long-lasting sexual relationship with a man (esp. a married man) who is not her husband.

ΚΠ

1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 152 I was loos'd from all the Obligations either of Wedlock or Mistressship in the World.

1996 Sunday Times 28 Apr. (Bks.) 3/1 Alice treated her royal mistress-ship as ‘sound business practice’, and advised Winston Churchill's wife Clementine to find herself a rich and influential lover, too.

†4. Pre-eminent skill shown by a woman in an art or other activity. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge > mastery

mastery?1316

maistricec1390

mastership1559

masterliness1653

mastercraft1707

mistress-ship1819

masterhood1875

maestria1876

1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 125 His wife has a complete mistress-ship in the art.

1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 4 589 She..imparts to her..sketches a certain style and mistress-ship which no traveller of the other sex..could have attained.

5. Also with capital initial. The post of a mistress in a school. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > schoolmistress > position of

mistress-ship1861

1861 Liverpool Mercury 5 Jan. 3/8 I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the mistress-ship of your school.

1873 E. Davies Let. 3 Sept. (2004) 407 Miss Woodhead is appointed to the second Mistresship of the Manchester school, my answers to some questions from the Committee being considered entirely satisfactory.

1891 Brit. & Foreign School Soc. Rep. 17 There has been a change of teachers, Miss Brown having resigned the mistress-ship on her marriage.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Mar. 278/5 A dinner to celebrate her subsequent elevation to the Mistress-ship of Girton.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mistress-ship
释义	mistress-shipn. Brit. /ˈmɪstrᵻsʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmɪstrᵻ(s)ˌʃɪp/ Forms: see mistress n. and -ship suffix; also 1500s mistreshyp, 1500s mistriship, 1600s mistreship. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mistress n., -ship suffix. Etymology: < mistress n. + -ship suffix, after mastership n. 1. As a title or polite form of address applied to a woman with the status of mistress. Only with possessive adjective, as your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship. Now archaic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > for woman mistress?a1425 your (also occasionally thy) mistress-ship?1461 sir1578 goodwife1593 metresse1600 metreza1604 sirrah1604 mistershipa1616 Mrsa1637 ma'am1671 citess1793 Mis'1835 mem1890 ?1461 Piers in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 342 Bescheching yow of your good maisteresshipp to be myn good masteres to helpe..vn-to myn..maister [etc.]. ?1475 R. Calle in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 357 Plesith it your mastresship to witte. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) ii. iv. sig. D.j^v By your mistreshyps licence. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. D4 I humbly thanke your good Mistreship. a1640 P. Massinger City-Madam (1658) iv. iv. 73 He made a Knight, And your sweet mistris-ship Ladyfi'd. 1989 W. Horwood Duncton Found i. ix. 109 ‘Why Mistress,’ said Terce, ‘to be Master after thy Mistress-ship. To be thy worthy successor’. 2. The position or status of a mistress or female head of a household, etc.; (a period of) female authority as mistress. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > woman > condition of mistress-ship1581 society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > head of household > woman > position of mistress-ship1581 mistresshood1872 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions xxxviii. 177 From the lowest in menaltie, to the highest in mistriship. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 407 If any of them shall usurpe a Mistress-ship over them. 1705 G. Bull Corrupt. Church Rome in Wks. (1827) II. 290 They never acknowledged her mistresship over them. 1858 D. M. Mulock Woman's Thoughts about Women 55 Having all the cares, and only half the joys of maternity or mistress-ship. 1892 Catholic News 23 July There is some talk of her Majesty putting the Mistress-ship of the robes into commission. 1898 W. H. Fitchett Fights for Flag 3 The struggle between the two maritime republics for the mistress-ship of the seas. 1908 L. M. Montgomery Anne of Green Gables xxi. 237 Old and young liked..the bright, gentle little lady who assumed the mistress-ship of the manse. 1920 C. S. Terry Hist. Scotl. i. 4 Mistress-ship of the western Mediterranean passed to the victor. 1993 Daily Tel. 16 June 21/5 This vote was taken, and carried, in the next Mistressship. 3. The position or status of a woman who has a long-lasting sexual relationship with a man (esp. a married man) who is not her husband. ΚΠ 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 152 I was loos'd from all the Obligations either of Wedlock or Mistressship in the World. 1996 Sunday Times 28 Apr. (Bks.) 3/1 Alice treated her royal mistress-ship as ‘sound business practice’, and advised Winston Churchill's wife Clementine to find herself a rich and influential lover, too. †4. Pre-eminent skill shown by a woman in an art or other activity. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge > mastery mastery?1316 maistricec1390 mastership1559 masterliness1653 mastercraft1707 mistress-ship1819 masterhood1875 maestria1876 1819 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 5 125 His wife has a complete mistress-ship in the art. 1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 4 589 She..imparts to her..sketches a certain style and mistress-ship which no traveller of the other sex..could have attained. 5. Also with capital initial. The post of a mistress in a school. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > schoolteacher or schoolmaster > [noun] > schoolmistress > position of mistress-ship1861 1861 Liverpool Mercury 5 Jan. 3/8 I beg to offer myself as a candidate for the mistress-ship of your school. 1873 E. Davies Let. 3 Sept. (2004) 407 Miss Woodhead is appointed to the second Mistresship of the Manchester school, my answers to some questions from the Committee being considered entirely satisfactory. 1891 Brit. & Foreign School Soc. Rep. 17 There has been a change of teachers, Miss Brown having resigned the mistress-ship on her marriage. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Mar. 278/5 A dinner to celebrate her subsequent elevation to the Mistress-ship of Girton. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1461
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