maîtresse
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From maître (“master”) + -esse (“-ess”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
maîtresse f (plural maîtresses, masculine maître)
- mistress
- female teacher (in a primary school)
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Further reading[edit]
- “maîtresse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.