Meanings
- not comparableWithout 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 tales2 more examples
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...given full responsibility concerning at least the butler and cook, and in a mistressless home possibly concerning the others in the professional class.
1954, Amy Vanderbilt, Amy Vanderbilt's complete book of etiquette
Origin
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mistressless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mistressless
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