Mistress Explained

Mistress is the feminine form of the English word "master" (master + -ess) and may refer to:

Romance and relationships

• Mistress (lover), a female lover of a married man
  • Royal mistress
• Maîtresse-en-titre, official mistress of a French king

Title or form of address

• Mistress (form of address)
• Mistress (college), a female college head
• Mistress of the Robes of the UK Royal Household
• Female equivalent of schoolmaster

In ancient religions

• Despoina, a Greek goddess referred to as "the mistress"
• Potnia ("mistress lady"), a title for a Greek goddess

In arts and entertainment

• Mistress (band), a band from Birmingham, England
• Mistress, a band from Germany, fronted by Angela Gossow
• Mistress (1992 film)
• Mistress (1987 film)
• Mistresses (British TV series)
• Mistresses (American TV series)
• Mistress (TV series)
• "Mistress", a song by Disturbed from Believe
• "Mistress", a song by Rebecca Ferguson from Superwoman
• "Mistress", a song by Suede from The Blue Hour
• Mistress (novel), by James Patterson, 2013
• Mistress Isabelle Brooks, American drag queen

Other uses

• Dominatrix, in BDSM

See also

• The Mistress (disambiguation)