Definition of mistress-ship
: the condition or position of a mistress
she was looking forward to her mistress-ship of the robes— Israel Zangwill achieved the mistress-ship of the seas appointed to the mathematics mistress-ship
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“Mistress-ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mistress-ship. Accessed 18 Apr. 2021.
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