1 a man's (usually a married man's) mistress is a woman that he is having a regular sexual relationship with and who is not his wife
2 (BrE, becoming old-fashioned) a female teacher in a school, especially a private school:
the Biology mistress
3 (in the past) the female head of a house, especially one who employed servants:
the mistress of the house * Lizzie, fetch your mistress her shawl.
4 the female owner of a dog or other animal
5 (formal) a woman who is in a position of authority or control, or who is highly skilled in sth:
She wants to be mistress of her own affairs (= to organize her own life). * She is the mistress of plain speech.
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