Definition of mistress

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Mistress (n.) A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc..

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Schoolmistress :: Schoolmistress (n.) A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female school-teacher.
Lady :: Lady (n.) A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family; a mistress; the female head of a household.
Tiger :: Tiger (n.) A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress..
Schooldame :: Schooldame (n.) A schoolmistress.
Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who occupies a house with his family; a householder; the master or mistress of a family.
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) The old name of the jack at bowls.
Leman :: Leman (n.) A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; -- usually in a bad sense..
Paramour :: Paramour (n.) A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman..
Dulcinea :: Dulcinea (n.) A mistress; a sweetheart.
Do–a :: Do–a (n.) Lady; mistress; madam; -- a title of respect used in Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady..
Miss :: Miss (n.) A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4..
Mistress :: Mistress (n.) A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc..
Housewifery :: Housewifery (n.) The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
Dame :: Dame (n.) The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress of a common school; as, a dame's school..
Columbine :: Columbine (n.) The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
Donna :: Donna (n.) A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.
Keep :: Keep (v. t.) To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc..
Mistress :: Mistress (v. i.) To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
Schoolma''am :: Schoolma'am (n.) A schoolmistress.
Mastress :: Mastress (n.) Mistress.
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