Mistress
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| * A [[dominatrix]] in BDSM | * 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 | * [[Mistress (form of address)]], an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household | ||
| - | *[[Mrs]], original abbreviation | ||
| - | * [[Mistress (college)]], a female head of a college | ||
| - | ** [[List of Mistresses of Girton College, Cambridge]] | ||
| - | * [[Mistress of the Robes]], the senior lady of the British Royal Household | ||
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| - | ==Ancient religions== | ||
| - | * Mistress of the house of life, a title of the Egyptian goddess [[Isis]] | ||
| - | * Mistress of the west. The Egyptian goddess [[Hathor]] | ||
| - | * Mistress of the temple,the Egyptian Goddess of the underworld [[Nepthys]]. | ||
| - | * Mistress of the labyrinth, the lady of the [[labyrinth]], in the palace of [[Knossos]] ([[Creta]]) | ||
| - | * Mistress of the house ( Greek, "[[Despoina]]"),a title applied to the Greek goddess [[Persephone]],but also to the goddesses [[Demeter]] and [[Hecate]]. | ||
| - | * Mistress of the animals (Greek "[[potnia theron]]"), a title applied to the Greek goddess [[Artemis]]. | ||
| - | * Mistress (Greek ("[[potnia]]"),a title applied to the Greek goddesses [[Demeter]], [[Persephone]] and [[Athena]]. | ||
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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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