Mistress

English

Noun

Mistress (plural Mistresses)

1. (archaic) Used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form Mrs.
   • 1857, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, book 2, chapter 10

     The sound of Mistress Affery cautiously chaining the door before she opened it, caused them both to look that way.

See also

• Master