Schoolmistress

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman in charge of a school.
  2. 2
    a woman schoolteacher (especially one regarded as strict) wordnet

Synonyms

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dameduennagovernessmistresspedagoguetteschoolma'am

Example

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"Necessity is a stern but an excellent schoolmistress."

Etymology

From school + mistress.

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