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mistressless

adj

Etymology

From mistress + -less.

  1. derived from maistresse
  2. inherited from maistresse
  3. suffixed as mistressless — “mistress + less”

Definitions

  1. Without a mistress.

    • ...being of prudent years to undertake the charge of his motherless and mistressless family...
    • For, truth to tell, he was weary of his mistressless home, and he called to mind how neat and expert Zillah used to be...
    • ...given full responsibility concerning at least the butler and cook, and in a mistressless home possibly concerning the others in the professional class.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA