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Encyclopedia Britannica



MISTRESS

This article appears in Volume V18, Page 617 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: MIC-MOL
MISTRESS (adapted from O. Fr. maistresse, mod. maitresse,
the feminine of
maistre
 , maitre, master), a woman who has authority, particularly over a
household
 . As a form of address or
term
  of courtesy the word is used in the same sense as " madam." It was formerly used indifferently of married or unmarried
women
 , but now, written in the abbreviated form " Mrs " (pronounced " missis "), it is practically confined to married
women
  and prefixed to the surname; it is frequently retained, however, in the
case
  of spinster cooks or housekeepers, as a
title
  of dignity; as the
female
  equivalent of " master " the word is used in other senses by
analogy
 , e.g. of Rome as " the mistress of the world," Venice " the mistress of the Adriatic," &c. From the common use of " master " as a teacher, " mistress " is similarly used. The old usage of the word for a lady-love or sweetheart has degenerated into that of paramour. " Miss " a shortened form of " mistress," is the
term
  of address for a girl or unmarried woman; it is prefixed to the surname in the
case
  of the eldest or only daughter of a family, and to the
Christian
  names in the case of the younger daughters.


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