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
When Countess von Altenburg appeared, the aunts took the old mistress of the household between them and in their turn told her the story, screeching it into the countess' poor old ears.
From Majesty A Novel by Louis Couperus
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
