transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmis-trəs ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English maistresse, from Anglo-French mestresse, feminine of mestre master — more at master
Date: 14th century
1. : a woman who has power, authority, or ownership: as
a. : the female head of a household
b. : a woman who employs or supervises servants
c. : a woman who is in charge of a school or other establishment
d. : a woman of the Scottish nobility having a status comparable to that of a master
2.
a. chiefly British : a female teacher or tutor
b. : a woman who has achieved mastery in some field
3. : something personified as female that rules, directs, or dominates
when Rome was mistress of the world
4.
a. : a woman other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
b. archaic : sweetheart
5.
a. — used archaically as a title prefixed to the name of a married or unmarried woman
b. chiefly Southern & Midland : Mrs. 1a