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Etymology
From mestre (“master”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
mestressa f (plural mestresses, masculine mestre)
- female landowner, especially in the sense of someone with control over tenants, production etc.
- (obsolete) wife of a landlord
- mistress
- schoolmistress
- (informal) term of address to a young woman who is not known to the speaker, especially to catch attention
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