Taskmistress

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who assigns tasks; a female overseer.

    "Not only under the laſh of my taſk-miſtreſs, but the drudge of the maid, apprentices and children, I never had a taſte of human kindneſs to ſoften the rigour of perpetual labour."

  2. 2
    a woman taskmaster wordnet

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"Not only under the laſh of my taſk-miſtreſs, but the drudge of the maid, apprentices and children, I never had a taſte of human kindneſs to ſoften the rigour of perpetual labour."

Etymology

From task + mistress.

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