单词 | mistresshood |
释义 | mistresshoodn. Now rare. The condition or status of a mistress of a household. ΘΚΠ 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 1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 28 Dec. 6/1 Madame accepted all Adèle's haughty reticence and defiant continuance of mistresshood with unwearied sweetness. 1879 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 3 Her first act of mistresshood was to give her husband a power of attorney to deal with all as he would. 1883 E. Lynn Linton Ione III. xxx. 137 The house was a standing disgrace to her mistresshood. 1901 E. Arnold Voy. Ithobal 103 To give her lovely life and mistresshood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872 |
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