mistressly
English
adj
Definitions
- (rare) Pertaining to the mistress of a home or household.
- (now) Characteristic of a woman who is very proficient in some skill or activity; masterful.
Etymology
Suffix from English mistress.
Origin
English
mistress
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- choirmistress English
- concertmistress English
- dockmistress English
- grandmistress English
- harbormistress English
- headmistress English
- housemistress English
- mister English
- mistress English
- mistressdom English
- mistressless English
- mistresspiece English
- mistressship English
- paymistress English
- postmistress English
- quartermistress English
- quizmistress English
- ringmistress English
- schoolmistress English
- scoutmistress English
- spymistress English
- stationmistress English
- taskmistress English
- toastmistress English
- wagonmistress English
- webmistress English
- whoremistress English
- workmistress English
- ミストレス Japanese
- maistresse Old French
- mister
- mistress
- webmistress
- paymistress
- mistressdom
- spymistress
- mistressship
- ringmistress
- taskmistress
- postmistress
- workmistress
- headmistress
- mistressless
- dockmistress
- quizmistress
- whoremistress
- housemistress
- choirmistress
- wagonmistress
- grandmistress
- scoutmistress
- toastmistress
- mistresspiece
- harbormistress
- schoolmistress
- concertmistress
- quartermistress
- stationmistress