See Also: mistress-ship(dictionary)
mistress(2)(dictionary)
mistress(1)(dictionary)
Mistress(medicine)
mistress(dictionary)
past mistress(dictionary)
ship(2)(dictionary)
ship(3)(dictionary)
ship(dictionary)
SHIP(law)

mistress-ship (iou)



mistress-ship noun. LME.
[from MISTRESS noun + -SHIP.]
The status of a woman to whom the title of mistress was used. Only in your mistress-ship. LME-M17.
The condition or status of mistress or head of a household etc.; the authority of a woman in the position of a mistress. L16.
Pre-eminent skill in an art etc. shown by a woman. Now rare or obsolete. E19.
The post of mistress in a school. L19.