mistress of the household
Example Sentences
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She played inscrutable head games with the mistress of the household, my boyfriend’s mother, whom she had known since childhood.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2015
Blanche Yurka as the mistress of the household, becomes, at times, a tragic figure, notably at the end of Act II when she prays to the Virgin for strength to keep her Spanish down.
From Time Magazine Archive
The strange woman, without a word, set herself to do the houshold tasks, prepared dinner, milked the cow, and took on herself all the duties of the mistress of the household.
From Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race by T. W. (Thomas William) Rolleston
"Very interesting, indeed," said the mistress of the household.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen
The Pilgrim Fathers got along without chambermaids; and even at a much later period chambermaids worked at least under the supervision of a mistress of the household.
From Penguin Persons & Peppermints by Walter Prichard Eaton
