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mistresses of the robes

mistresses of the robes is the plural of mistress of the robes.

Meaning of mistress of the robes

Noun

mistress of the robes (plural mistresses of the robes)

  1. (historical) The senior lady in the royal household of the United Kingdom, appointed to attend on the queen (also, in the 18th century, on the Princess of Wales), and responsible for her clothing and jewellery and for arranging the rota of attendance of the ladies-in-waiting.

Questions about mistresses of the robes

What is mistresses of the robes the plural of?
Mistresses of the robes is the plural of mistress of the robes.

Words near mistresses of the robes in the dictionary

  1. mistress-ships
  2. mistressdom
  3. mistresse
  4. mistressed
  5. mistresses
  6. mistresses of the robes
  7. mistresshood
  8. mistressing
  9. mistressless
  10. mistressly
  11. mistressmind

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