mistress

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In 1903, she and her friend Dorelia McNeill, who was also Augustus's mistress, returned to France via Bordeaux with the intention of walking all the way to Rome.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

“Rebecca was still mistress of Manderley,” the narrator worries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

A cartoon by Isaac Cruikshank, Frailties of Fashion, shows just such a scene, with the prince arm in arm with his long-term mistress, Mrs. Fitzherbert, and the diminutive Duchess of York; both women are padded.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

The limited series, now streaming on Hulu, follows the real-life scandal that erupted in 2014 after a voice recording of billionaire Donald Sterling and his mistress V. Stiviano was released by TMZ.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

For once Penelope found herself agreeing with her mistress, and not just about dessert.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood