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mistress

[mis-tris] / ˈmɪs trɪs /


NOUN
woman in extramarital relationship
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Vibe: The more than century-old pool at the Annenberg Community Beach House was once part of the seaside mansion that William Randolph Hearst built for his mistress, actress Marion Davies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

"You chose to take your final flight in my arms on the evening of May 14, to join your mistress who loved you so much," she said.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

It’s hard to imagine his administration being competent enough to fake such actions without at least one conspiracist letting the secret out, even by drunkenly bragging about it to a would-be mistress.

From Salon • May 13, 2026

In 1903, she and her friend Dorelia McNeill, who was also Augustus's mistress, returned to France via Bordeaux with the intention of walking all the way to Rome.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Someday, and the day may not be long in coming, I shall be sole mistress of a vast estate.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine




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