Definition of housemistress in English:
housemistress
noun ˈhaʊsmɪstrəsˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪs
British A female teacher in charge of a house at a boarding school.
she was a housemistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College
Example sentencesExamples
- The housemistress was very sweet and not judgmental at all.
- I have previously spoken to his tutor, housemistress, and boarding housemaster.
- Mrs Wells, a retired school housemistress, said she had to go to London to show her concern about the seriousness of the world situation.
- In 1940 and 1941 she was a housemistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College.
- Melanie, 32, is a deputy housemistress at a school in Croydon, south London.
- Finally she returned to the school, first as a teacher in charge of physical education and subsequently also as a housemistress.
- The letter from their housemistress had frightened Katherine.
- She recalled her housemistress expressing delight that the young Helen had won a music competition.
- In 1899, she became a housemistress and teacher of classics and English.
- Miss Smith was the matron, Miss Eade, assistant matron, and Miss Billing (now Mrs Owen) was housemistress; under their supervision we were far from being wayward!
- One £25,000-a-year boarding school expected a housemistress to work more than 120 hours a week.
Definition of housemistress in US English:
housemistress
nounˈhaʊsˌmɪstrɪsˈhousˌmistris
British A female teacher in charge of a dormitory at a boarding school.
she was a housemistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College
Example sentencesExamples
- Finally she returned to the school, first as a teacher in charge of physical education and subsequently also as a housemistress.
- The letter from their housemistress had frightened Katherine.
- Miss Smith was the matron, Miss Eade, assistant matron, and Miss Billing (now Mrs Owen) was housemistress; under their supervision we were far from being wayward!
- The housemistress was very sweet and not judgmental at all.
- Mrs Wells, a retired school housemistress, said she had to go to London to show her concern about the seriousness of the world situation.
- Melanie, 32, is a deputy housemistress at a school in Croydon, south London.
- In 1899, she became a housemistress and teacher of classics and English.
- I have previously spoken to his tutor, housemistress, and boarding housemaster.
- One £25,000-a-year boarding school expected a housemistress to work more than 120 hours a week.
- She recalled her housemistress expressing delight that the young Helen had won a music competition.
- In 1940 and 1941 she was a housemistress at Cheltenham Ladies' College.