mistress
/ˈmɪstrɪs/
noun
- A woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a married man, often outside of marriage.
- The scandal involved a politician and his mistress.
- He left his wife and married his mistress after the divorce.
- In the novel, the main character discovers her husband has a mistress.
- A woman who is in a position of authority, control, or ownership, such as the female head of a household or a female teacher.
- The mistress of the estate welcomed her guests to the grand party.
- She was the undisputed mistress of the kitchen, ruling over every recipe.
- In the old days, the school mistress taught all the children in one room.