noun
Etymology: past (as in past master ) + mistress
: a woman who is proficient or thorough in some particular respect : adept
a past mistress of storytelling — Newsweek
noun
Etymology: past (as in past master ) + mistress
: a woman who is proficient or thorough in some particular respect : adept
a past mistress of storytelling — Newsweek
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012