mistress of the household
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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
She was practically mistress of the household, and had many friends and acquaintances in the families of the neighbouring gentry, several of whom had country seats within easy walk or drive of her home.
From Working in the Shade Lowly Sowing brings Glorious Reaping by Theodore P. Wilson
The realisation came suddenly at last, with a passing word from Dame Audrey, the mistress of the household at Cardiff.
From The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time by Emily Sarah Holt
Polygamy is allowed, but it is not common; the second wife is considered as subject to the first, who remains mistress of the household, even though the younger wife should be the favourite.
From Sketches in Canada, and rambles among the red men by Mrs. (Anna) Jameson
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