单词 | mistress-ship |
释义 | mistress-ship/ˈmɪstrɪsʃɪp/noun 1As 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. 2The position or status of a mistress or female head of a household, etc.; (a period of) female authority as mistress. 3The position or status of a woman who has a long-lasting sexual relationship with a man (especially a married man) who is not her husband. 4Also with capital initial. The post of a mistress in a school. Now rare. OriginLate Middle English. From mistress + -ship, after mastership. |
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