Mistress 234293 224245167 2008-07-07T23:42:49Z NRPanikker 1149565 More meanings {{wiktionary}} '''Mistress''', the feminine counterpart of ''[[master]]'', may mean: * [[Mistress (lover)]] – a woman, other than his [[wife]], with whom a man has a continuing sexual relationship. * [[Mistress (form of address)]] – an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household. * Mistress meaning wife: used in some Commonwealth dialects, but not currently in most British dialects of English * A [[dominatrix]] in [[BDSM]]. * The woman who owns a slave. * The woman who employs a servant (comparable to master and servant). * Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a "schoolmarm"). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see [[schoolmaster]]. * [[Mistress of the Robes]], the senior lady of the British Royal Household. * [[Mistress (band)]], a sludge metal band from Birmingham, England, United Kingdom. * [[Mistress (1992 film)|''Mistress'' (1992 film)]]. * [[Mistress (1987 film)|''Mistress'' (1987 film)]]. * [[Mistresses (TV series)|''Mistresses'' (2008 British TV series)]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{disambig}} [[fr:MaĆ®tre]]