French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

French noblewoman who was the mistress of Henry II; she had more influence over him than did his wife Catherine de Medicis (1499-1566)

a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict)

A lady; madam; mistress; the title given to a lady in Ita

Used formerly as a courtesy title for a woman in authority or a mistress of a household, A married woman; a matron, A mother, A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in authority; especially, a lady

A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who is married to someone else, Used formerly as a courtesy title when speaking to or of a woman, A woman who is beloved and courted; a woman who has command over a lover's heart; a sweetheart_ now used only in poetic language or as an archaisrn, intransitive verb_ obsolete To wait upon a mistress; to be courting

Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a girl or single woman, A series of clothing sizes for women and girls of average height and proportions, Mistress_ a reduced form of this title, which, so reduced, came to be regarded, when prefixed to the name of a young woman or girl, as a sort of diminutive, and was especially applied to young girls (corresponding to master as applied to young boys), older unmarried girls or women being styled mistress even in the lifetime of the mother; later, and in present use, a title prefixed to the name of any unmarried woman or girl, intransitive verb_ To misfire, as an internal-combustion engine, To fail to hit or otherwise make contact with something, To escape or avoid