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mistressless

mistressless adjective: without a mistress.

Adjective

mistressless (not comparable)

  1. Without a mistress.
    • ...being of prudent years to undertake the charge of his motherless and mistressless family...1839, Catherine Grace F Gore, The courtier of the days of Charles II, with other tales
    • For, truth to tell, he was weary of his mistressless home, and he called to mind how neat and expert Zillah used to be...1869, Emma Raymond Pitman, Vestina's martyrdom

Origin of mistressless

From mistress + -less.

Questions about mistressless

What does mistressless mean?
Mistressless means without a mistress.
What part of speech is mistressless?
Mistressless is an adjective.

Words near mistressless in the dictionary

  1. mistressed
  2. mistresses
  3. mistresses of the robes
  4. mistresshood
  5. mistressing
  6. mistressless
  7. mistressly
  8. mistressmind
  9. mistressminded
  10. mistressminding
  11. mistressminds

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