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mistress

noun

ˈmi-strəs

Definition of mistress

as in concubine

a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife

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Recent Examples of mistress Most of Jack’s mistresses did not express much concern about Jackie. — Laurence Leamer, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 Wives and mistresses battle each other in the French court of King Henry II and in the palace of Maharaja Madho Singh II. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 In eleven years of service, Masha had never heard her mistress speak with such lack of composure. — Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026 But Leonard meets Michelle (Paltrow), the beautiful but volatile mistress of a wealthy married man who has recently moved into an apartment in his family’s building. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mistress

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Their peace shatters when Sovieshu rescues Rashta (Lee Se-young), a runaway slave, on a royal hunt and brings her home as his concubine.

— Ophélie Surcouf, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
The person who started that rumor is the present-day, extremely status-conscious Queen Dowager (Our Unwritten Seoul’s Jang Young-nam), who is furious at the idea her husband would make a lowly maid a concubine.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026

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Now comes Netflix’s spin on the romantic comedy to end all romantic comedies, starring Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden as the characters at the center of literature’s original enemies-to-lovers trope.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
While the drinks at Bastia, which are riffs on classic aperitivos and Italian-leaning cocktails, are excellent, cocktail lovers should pay a visit to Caletta, the hotel’s intimate 24-seat cocktail lounge.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

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