Mistress
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| - | {{Template}} | + | [[Image:Nana by Manet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|In [[1877]], French artist [[Édouard Manet]] exhibited "[[Nana]]", a life-size portrayal of a [[courtesan]] in [[undergarment]]s, standing before her [[Nude female/dressed male|fully clothed gentleman]] caller. The model for it was the popular courtesan [[Henriette Hauser]].]]{{Template}} |
| - | A '''mistress''' is a man's long term [[sexual partner]] and [[companion]]. Historically, the term has denoted a "kept woman", who is maintained in a comfortable (or even lavish) lifestyle by a wealthy man so that she will be available for his sexual pleasure; essentially a kind of highly expensive, single-client prostitute. Today however, it is used primarily to refer to the companion of a man who is [[marriage|married]] to another woman; in the case of an unmarried man it is usual to speak of a "[[girlfriend]]" or "[[domestic partner|partner]]." The relationship is generally stable and at least semi-permanent; however, the couple do not live together openly. | + | * [[Mistress (lover)]], a woman, other than the spouse, with whom a married individual has a continuing sexual relationship |
| + | * Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a "schoolmarm"). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see [[schoolmaster]] | ||
| + | * A [[dominatrix]] in BDSM | ||
| - | Historically a man "kept" a mistress. As the term implies, he was responsible for her [[debt]]s and provided for her in much the same way as he did his wife. In more recent and [[Political emancipation|emancipated]] times, it is more likely that the mistress has a job of her own, and is less, if at all, [[finance|financially]] dependent on the man. It is not uncommon for a man to have acknowledged children by his mistress.{{GFDL}} | + | ==See also== |
| + | * [[Mistress (form of address)]], an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household | ||
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- Mistress (lover), a woman, other than the spouse, with whom a married individual has a continuing sexual relationship
- Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a "schoolmarm"). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see schoolmaster
- A dominatrix in BDSM
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- Mistress (form of address), an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household
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