lady of the house

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As the lady of the house, Hüller cuts a loathsome, terrifying figure: She’s a hausfrau Lady Macbeth, all inelegant vanity and hectoring manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Epstein's former lover and executive assistant, Maxwell was known as the "lady of the house" who closely managed his affairs.

From Fox News • Dec. 20, 2021

Emma is a girl whose mother died when she was a child, who has been thrust into the role of lady of the house far too young.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2020

The lady of the house is questioned about the incriminating cargo on the floor.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2018

On Joyce’s first day of work, Mrs. Tellwright, the lady of the house, had casually asked her to prepare duck a I’orange for dinner.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown