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
He even liked the aunts and the devoted old mistress of the household.
From Majesty A Novel by Couperus, Louis
Zubin—had been mean enough to humiliate and insult to their heart's content, suddenly became the absolute mistress of the household, her sick father having put everything under her control.
From A Russian Gentleman by Aksakov, S. T. (Sergei Timofeevich)
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 Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
