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quartermistress

quartermistress noun: a female quartermaster.

Noun

quartermistress (plural quartermistresses)

  1. A female quartermaster.

Forms of quartermistress

pluralquartermistresses

Origin of quartermistress

From quarter + mistress.

Questions about quartermistress

What does quartermistress mean?
Quartermistress means a female quartermaster.
What part of speech is quartermistress?
Quartermistress is a noun.
What is the plural of quartermistress?
The plural of quartermistress is quartermistresses.

Words near quartermistress in the dictionary

  1. quartermastership
  2. quartermasterships
  3. quartermen
  4. quartermiler
  5. quartermilers
  6. quartermistress
  7. quartermistresses
  8. quartern
  9. quarternary
  10. quarternary structure
  11. quarterns

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