单词 | mistressdom |
释义 | mistressdomn. rare. a. Female rule or despotism. ΚΠ 1844 Fraser's Mag. 30 449/2 We object..to the sole sway and mistressdom of the one histrionic queen. b. The state or condition of being a mistress. ΚΠ 1999 Guardian 2 Oct. (Saturday section) 8/4 Here is where the status of mistressdom becomes problematic, and where..the book begins to reveal its hidden agenda. Apparently, the busy, late-20th century wife hasn't got time to listen to her husband [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1844 |
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