Mistressship
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Female rule or dominion. obsolete, uncountable, usually
- 2 ladyship; a style of address, used with the personal pronoun. obsolete, uncountable, usually
"Your father was / An honest country farmer, goodman Humble. / By his neighbours ne'er call'd Master. Did your pride / Descend from him? but let that pass: your fortune, / Or rather your hunsband's industry, advanced you / To the rank of a merchant's wife. He made a knight, / And your sweet mistress-ship ladyfied,"
Example
More examples"Your father was / An honest country farmer, goodman Humble. / By his neighbours ne'er call'd Master. Did your pride / Descend from him? but let that pass: your fortune, / Or rather your hunsband's industry, advanced you / To the rank of a merchant's wife. He made a knight, / And your sweet mistress-ship ladyfied,"
Etymology
From mistress + -ship.
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