Mistress

  1. Noun.  (archaic) Used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form '''Mrs'''.
  2. Noun.  a woman, specifically one with control, authority or ownership.
  3. Noun.  a female teacher.
  4. Noun.  a female partner in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations.
  5. Noun.  a dominatrix.

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