plural of mistress-ship

Alternative spelling of mistressship

(dated) A woman who acts as a host at a formal event. / A woman who conducts a programme of varied entertainment, for example by introducing performers to the audience.

plural of cruel mistress

(idiomatic) Something which has both significant positive and negative aspects.

Dated form of Mrs. Claus.

Without a mistress.

plural of mistressship

(obsolete) Female rule or dominion. / (obsolete) ladyship; a style of address, used with the personal pronoun.

(very rare, nonstandard, possibly humorous) A female mastermind.