Mistress, the feminine counterpart of master, may mean:
- Mistress (lover) – a woman, other than his wife, with whom a man has a continuing sexual relationship.
- Mistress (form of address) – an old-fashioned term for the lady of the house, especially one who is head of the household.
- Mistress meaning wife: used in some Commonwealth dialects, but not currently in most British dialects of English
- A dominatrix in BDSM.
- The woman who owns a slave.
- The woman who employs a servant (comparable to master and servant).
- Schoolmistress, or female school teacher (also called a "schoolmarm"). The term is now obsolete in the UK; see schoolmaster.
- Mrs — original abbreviation
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