/task"mis'tris, tahsk"-/ , n.
1. a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others.
2. a woman who supervises others' work rigorously.
[ 1595-1605; TASK + MISTRESS ]
Usage . See -ess .
/task"mis'tris, tahsk"-/ , n.
1. a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others.
2. a woman who supervises others' work rigorously.
[ 1595-1605; TASK + MISTRESS ]
Usage . See -ess .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012