maistresse

French

Noun

maistresse f (plural maistresses)

Obsolete form of maîtresse.

Middle English

Alternative forms

mastresse, mastras, mestresse, maistress

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French maistresse, mestresse; equivalent to maister +‎ -esse.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmæi̯strɛs(ə)/

Noun

maistresse (plural maistresses)

mistress

Descendants

English: mistress, mistris
- → Japanese: ミストレス (misutoresu)
Yola: mistrace, maistreace

References

“maistres(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle French

Noun

maistresse f (plural maistresses)

mistress (clarification of this definition is needed)

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