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2006 film
The Mistress of Spices is a 2006 romantic drama film directed by Paul Mayeda Berges from a screenplay by Gurinder Chadha and Berges. It is based upon the
The_Mistress_of_Spices
1997 novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
The Mistress of Spices is the 1997 novel by Indian American writer and professor Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Set in contemporary Oakland, California,
Mistress_of_Spices
American professor, novelist, and poet (born 1956)
American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels (The Mistress of Spices and Sister of My Heart), as well as a short story (The Word Love) were adapted into
Chitra_Banerjee_Divakaruni
American screenwriter and director
Gurinder Chadha, on a number of films and made his directorial debut in 2005 with The Mistress of Spices, based on the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Paul_Mayeda_Berges
British actress (born 1978)
She has also appeared in Outsourced and The Mistress of Spices, television series such as Arabian Nights, and the West End and Broadway musical Bombay Dreams
Ayesha_Dharker
American TV host and model (born 1970)
as one of three supermodels accused of stealing diamonds. She played the role of Geeta in Paul Mayeda Berges's 2005 film The Mistress of Spices. Lakshmi
Padma_Lakshmi
British actor (born 1967)
Mistress of Spices as Haroun, and Dev Raja in Mumbai Calling. Ganatra also appeared in the first ever iPod commercial and in an episode of The Catherine
Nitin_Ganatra
British-Indian record producer
(2001), the Aishwarya Rai and Dylan McDermott drama The Mistress of Spices and It's a Wonderful Afterlife. Sagoo also starred in and composed the music
Bally_Sagoo
British film director
by the likes of "Grease (musical)" and "West Side Story". She wrote the screenplay for The Mistress of Spices (2005), based upon the novel of the same
Gurinder_Chadha
British actress (born 1960)
ISBN 9780140275254. "'Mistress Of Spices' is bland fare". Hindustan Times. 2 May 2006. ProQuest 471031977. "Cannes to see Short films of the law". The Scotsman. 1
Shaheen Khan (British actress)
Shaheen_Khan_(British_actress)
British actor (born 1967)
in The Mummy Returns (2001), Nykwana Wombosi in The Bourne Identity (2002), Heavy Duty in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Kurse in Thor: The Dark
Adewale_Akinnuoye-Agbaje
Indian actress (born 1973)
Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023. Bradshaw, Peter (21 April 2006). "The Mistress of Spices". The Guardian. Archived
Aishwarya_Rai
Indian actor and filmmaker (born 1955)
Office Mojo. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012. "The Mistress of Spices". The Mistress of Spices - Rotten Tomatoes "Why Anupam Kher won't return his
Anupam_Kher
American actor (born 1961)
Stalker; and in the 1994 remake of the film Miracle on 34th Street. In 2022, he joined FBI: Most Wanted as the new lead, replacing the departing Julian
Dylan_McDermott
British composer, writer and actor (born 1994)
and singer who is a member of the cast of Saturday Night Live UK, and who originated the role of Katherine Howard in Six at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Toby_Marlow
American film producer
executive producer of The Mistress of Spices and No Reservations. In 2000, she was named one of the top five grossing producers of the year by The Hollywood Reporter
Susan_Cartsonis
British-Australian actress
Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Warrior Angels (2002) Johnny English (2003) Things to Do Before You're 30 (2005) The Mistress of Spices (2005) Clash
Nina_Young
Bhansali's period romance Devdas, an adaptation of the novel of the same name. Her performance in the top-grossing production earned her a second Best
Aishwarya_Rai_filmography
British-Nigerian actress (born 1974)
attention in Nigeria playing the title role in the Nigerian series The Governor. Chikezie was born in England to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin. At fourteen
Caroline_Chikezie
English actor
The son of Gautam Bhattacharjee, a member of the Indian Communist Party who had to flee from the country in 1942, and Anne, a woman from a family of Russian
Paul_Bhattacharjee
British actress
Bride and Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices, Honour, Jadoo, and Brick Lane. Television credits include The Kumars at No. 42 (as the family's interfering
Harvey_Virdi
Lahiri (winner of 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) The Mistress of Spices by Chitra Divakaruni The Tennis Partner by Dr. Abraham Verghese The Henna Artist
List of South Asian American–related publications
List_of_South_Asian_American–related_publications
Filmography
director, playback singer and former chairman of Film and Television Institute of India. He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and eight Filmfare
Anupam_Kher_filmography
The following is an overview of the events of 2014 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released
2014_in_film
American composer
Pruess's further film score project, The Mistress of Spices, directed by Paul Mayeda Berges, which was released in the UK and India early 2006. Pruess scored
Craig_Pruess
Literary award for debut fantasy authors
other awards of various kinds. Two Crawford-winning novels have been adapted as feature films, Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni’s Mistress of Spices in 2005 and
Crawford_Award
American drag performer
Mistress Isabelle Brooks (real first name Israel; born July 14, 1998) is an American drag queen who competed on the fifteenth season of the television
Mistress_Isabelle_Brooks
Indian cinematographer
of the Indian Society of Cinematographers and the most awarded Director of Photography in India, graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India
Santosh_Sivan
British film distributor
(31 March) Basic Instinct 2 (31 March) She's the Man (7 April) Take the Lead (7 April) The Mistress of Spices (21 April) Slither (28 April) Stormbreaker
Entertainment Film Distributors
Entertainment_Film_Distributors
Style of literary fiction and art
(2004) The Mistress of Spices (2005) Pan's Labyrinth (2006) Paprika (2006) The Fountain (2006) John from Cincinnati (2007) Marigold (2007) The Curious
Magical_realism
1994 American film
VI: The Devil's Mistress (also known as Witchcraft 666) in a 1994 American supernatural horror film directed by Julie Davis and starring Jerry Spicer, Debra
Witchcraft VI: The Devil's Mistress
Witchcraft_VI:_The_Devil's_Mistress
Mistons (1957) Mistress: (1987 TV & 1992) The Mistress: (1927, 1962 & 2012) Mistress America (2015) The Mistress of Spices (2005) The Mistress of Treves (1952)
List_of_films:_M
Indian traditional bread
the bread is ready. It is generally served with chutney, vegetables and meat. Indian bread Jharkhandi cuisine "Mistress of spices, princess of the pitha"
Chhilka_roti
Indian cinematographer and film director
film for the 19th International Children's Film Festival India (ICFFI) Kutty Srank (2010) Anandabhadram (2005) - Malayalam The Mistress of Spices (film)
Anjuli_Shukla
Indian actress and choreographer (1912–2014)
(2007); and the TV serials The Jewel in the Crown (1984), Tandoori Nights (1985–87) and Amma and Family (1996). At the age of 90, she played the central character
Zohra_Sehgal
Indian film director and producer
various projects. Among the notable Malayalam films he has contributed to are Narasimham (2000), Meesha Madhavan (2002), Mistress of Spice (2006), Ore Kadal
Rathish_Ambat
(born 1956), The Mistress of Spices Melvin Dixon (1950–1992), Trouble the Water Stephen Dixon (1936–2019), Frog Thomas Dixon Jr. (1864–1946), The Clansman
List_of_American_novelists
of Assamese literature Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (born 1956), Indian-American poet, novelist, short story writer, author of The Mistress of Spices Varsha
List_of_Indian_women_writers
2005 album by Geri Halliwell
Popjustice. Retrieved 27 July 2017. "Geri Halliwell: The Freckled Mistress of Spices". Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. "There's Something about
Passion (Geri Halliwell album)
Passion_(Geri_Halliwell_album)
Pakistani chef and cooking expert (1945–2018)
2018. "Profile". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2011. "Zubaida Apa: Mistress of spices". Dawn. Pakistan. 8 June 2014. Retrieved
Zubaida_Tariq
American writer, poet and academic (1928–2015)
Review of Czeslaw Milosz, Milosz's ABC's, in The Washington Post Book World, 25 March 2001 Review of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices, in
Burton_Raffel
Mamma Mia Margot at the Wedding Meet the Fockers Meet the Parents The Mistress of Spices Mona Lisa Smile Monster-in-Law Mozart and the Whale New in Town
List of programmes broadcast by MBC 4
List_of_programmes_broadcast_by_MBC_4
Belles). Zohra Sehgal, 102, Indian actress (Bend It Like Beckham, The Mistress of Spices, Doctor Who) and choreographer, heart failure. Louis Vignaud, 85
Deaths_in_July_2014
American drag duo
2023, fellow Season 15 contestant Mistress Isabelle Brooks "adopted" Sugar and Spice as her "drag daughters." List of Long Islanders Previously known as
Sugar_and_Spice_(drag_queens)
Tunisian spice blend
or Tunisian Five Spices, is a spice blend originating from Tunisia. It is made of cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, peppercorns, and grains of paradise mixed and
Qâlat_daqqa
US film distribution company
Luck Chuck The U.S. Versus John Lennon See No Evil Mistress of Spices Dreamland Natural Born Killers 3:10 to Yuma Crash W. Atlas Shrugged The Bank Job Punisher:
Maple_Pictures
amarujala. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2022. "Mistress of spices, princess of the pitha". telegraphindia. Retrieved 24 September 2022. "सागों
Nagpuri_culture
Culinary traditions of Jharkhand, India
2018-12-17. "Mistress of spices, princess of the pitha". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 2018-12-22. "Cuisines". Official website of the Tourism Department
Jharkhandi_cuisine
Manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England
cupboard, the key kept by the mistress, as spices were valuable commodities. A gentry household in the 17th century accommodated visitors. The New Parlour
Oakwell_Hall
(1968), The White Album (1979), and The Year of Magical Thinking (2005) Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Ph.D. 1984 – writer, author of Mistress of Spices (1997)
List of University of California, Berkeley alumni in arts and media
List_of_University_of_California,_Berkeley_alumni_in_arts_and_media
2023 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
duo outside of the show, Sugar and Spice competed as individual contestants. Sugar Solay is referred to as Sugar on the show. Irene the Alien is referred
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_15
Annual Canadian film festival
Baltasar Kormákur Mistress of Spices, Paul Mayeda Berges Nanook of the North, Robert J. Flaherty Neverwas, Joshua Michael Stern The Notorious Bettie Page
2005 Toronto International Film Festival
2005_Toronto_International_Film_Festival
South Asian condiment
in the early 1800s. In 1896, Edward Palmer founded Veeraswamy & Co. in London, importing chutneys, spices, and curry pastes from India. Instead of Indian
Chutney
Spiced Asian-inspired sauces and dishes
as 15 spices may be used for a meat curry. The spices are sometimes fried whole, sometimes roasted, sometimes ground and mixed into a paste. The sauces
Curry
Scottish noblewoman and mistress of King James IV of Scotland
noblewoman, daughter of John Drummond, 1st Lord Drummond, and a mistress of King James IV. She had a daughter, Lady Margaret Stewart. The death of Margaret Drummond
Margaret_Drummond_(mistress)
Purported ancient tribal confederation of the Late Bronze Age
The Sea Peoples is a phrase used to describe an unidentified seafaring confederation or group of tribes hypothesized to have attacked Egypt and other Eastern
Sea_Peoples
2025 season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
queen whom they think deserves another shot at winning the competition. Ross Mathews chooses Mistress Isabelle Brooks, but both Ts Madison and Michelle Visage
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars season 10
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_All_Stars_season_10
British actress (born 1989)
(2018), and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019). Temple received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2013. She has also starred in the television series Vinyl
Juno_Temple
British award ceremony
Thompson, as a platform to raise the profile of black British and international film and television talent of African heritage. The Screen Nation Award statuette
Screen Nation Film and Television Awards
Screen_Nation_Film_and_Television_Awards
British singer (born 1981)
from the original on 21 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014. "Jay Sean announces The Mistress II EP and releases Jameson Video". BollySpice. 24 December
Jay_Sean
French siced cake
spices". In Alsace, a considerable tradition incorporates a pinch of cinnamon. According to Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat, the commercial production of pain
Pain_d'épices
1965 science fiction novel by Frank Herbert
inhospitable and sparsely populated desert wasteland, it is the only source of melange or "spice", an enormously valuable drug that extends life and enhances
Dune_(novel)
Fictional character
later, it was while the witch was out in the Munchkin meadows looking for herbs and spices to cast yet another one of her wicked spells, that Dorothy's falling
Wicked_Witch_of_the_East
A dominatrix (plural dominatrices or dominatrixes) or mistress is a woman who takes the dominant role in bondage and discipline, dominance and submission
List of dominatrices in popular culture
List_of_dominatrices_in_popular_culture
Legendary king of Athens who slayed the Minotaur
rejected her out of chastity. Alternatively, in Euripides's version, Hippolytus, Phaedra's nurse told Hippolytus of her mistress's love and he swore
Theseus
American actress (born 1964)
in a variety of films, including Sandy, a friend of Henry Hill's mistress in Goodfellas (1990); The Doors (1991); a small role in Spike Lee's Malcolm
Debi_Mazar
17th episode of the 2nd season of Castle
the second season. The episode was written by Moira Kirland and directed by Bryan Spicer. It aired on March 22, 2010 on ABC. In the episode, Rick Castle
Tick,_Tick,_Tick..._(Castle)
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
overseers took Black mistresses or in effect raped the wives and daughters of slave families." A famous example was Thomas Jefferson's mistress, Sally Hemings
African_Americans
includes the HN number, the title of the Royal Doulton figurine, the designer(s), the date introduced, and if discontinued, the date discontinued. List of Bunnykins
List of Royal Doulton figurines
List_of_Royal_Doulton_figurines
Italian fashion designer (1946–1997)
defiance of the rules of fashion". A saying referencing Versace's rivalry with Giorgio Armani was: "Armani dresses the wife, Versace dresses the mistress." Gianni
Gianni_Versace
1997 film by James Cameron
French mistress, Madame Aubert (Fannie Brett), to his fellow passengers while his wife and three daughters wait for him at home. When Jack joins the first-class
Titanic_(1997_film)
Italian navigator and explorer (1451–1506)
and was based in Lisbon for several years. He later took a Castilian mistress, Beatriz Enríquez de Arana, who bore a son, Ferdinand. Largely self-educated
Christopher_Columbus
Novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, written 1928–1940
admitted himself to the clinic, leaving his heartbroken mistress. Meanwhile in Moscow, Woland and his retinue secure themselves a show at the Variety Theatre
The_Master_and_Margarita
American drag performer
the fifteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. De Puy competed as a HouseGuest on season 28 of Big
Salina_EsTitties
2025 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
Entertainment Weekly Kandy Muse, runner-up on season 13 and All Stars season 8 Mistress Isabelle Brooks, contestant on season 15 Plane Jane, contestant on season
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_17
Adult entertainment industry award
entertainment industry. The awards are often called the "Oscars of porn". The award ceremony occurs in early January during the AVN Adult Entertainment
AVN_Awards
Roman empress from 62 to 65 AD
herbs and spices and was buried in the Tomb of the Julii, but her actual burial spot is unknown. Nero supposedly burned a year's worth of Arabia's incense
Poppaea_Sabina
wife of Lord Eddard Stark. She is also the elder sister of Lysa Arryn, Lady of the Vale and Mistress of the Eyrie, and Lord Edmure Tully, Lord of Riverrun
List of Game of Thrones characters
List_of_Game_of_Thrones_characters
American film series
6: The Devil's Mistress | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. I WATCHED ALL 16 WITCHCRAFT FILMS AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE
Witchcraft_(film_series)
Former country estate in Wiltshire, England
Bayntun (1517–1597) built the new house circa 1554, and married a Howard relative Agnes Ryce (d. 1574), formerly the mistress of a nobleman Lord Stourton
Spye_Park
American drag queen (born 1992)
released the single "Mistress Violet" with pop singer Allie X. The song was produced by French producer Lecomte De Brégeot and written by Allie X. The accompanying
Violet_Chachki
2026 season of RuPaul's Drag Race
The 18th season of the American television series RuPaul's Drag Race premiered on MTV on January 2, 2026. Hosted by RuPaul, the reality competition series
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_season_18
English singer-songwriter (born 1954)
Costello's Mighty Like a Rose (1991) "The Lovers That Never Were" and "Mistress and Maid" from McCartney's Off the Ground (1993). "Shallow Grave" from Costello's
Elvis_Costello
American reality television series
indicates that the contestant won the challenge. TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync
RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
RuPaul's_Drag_Race_Global_All_Stars
1966 historical novel by James Clavell
trading spices and sugar from the Philippines, importing Chinese tea and silk into England, handling cargo papers, cargo insurance, renting of dockyard
Tai-Pan_(novel)
Queen of Scotland from 1503 to 1513
under the supervision of the Lady mistress of the royal nursery, Elizabeth, Lady Darcy, and her nurse was Alice Davy, who later joined the household of Catherine
Margaret_Tudor
Greek Naiad nymph
an underworld naiad associated with the river Cocytus. She was beloved by and mistress to Hades, the king of the underworld, but she was transformed into
Minthe
English actress (born 1956)
She has also acted in the films Dance with a Stranger (1985), High Season (1987), Maleficent (2014), Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), Mrs. Harris
Lesley_Manville
American rapper (born 1974)
friendship. In the song, Brown describes their relationship being "lost for pride". Later in the album, however, Brown attacks "mistresses“. As music journalist
Lil'_Kim
Irish musician (born 1974)
the film version of the rock opera Evita which starred Madonna. He was so keen on having Corr in the film that he cast her as Juan Peron's mistress,
Andrea_Corr
Period of European global exploration
maritime republics held the monopoly of European trade with the Middle East. The silk and spice trade, involving spices, incense, herbs, drugs, and opium
Age_of_Discovery
1881 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, United States
pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Holliday and his on-again, off-again mistress Big Nose Kate had many fights. After a particularly nasty, drunken argument
Gunfight_at_the_O.K._Corral
King of England from 1307 to 1327
standards of the period, and Edward probably had sexual relations with mistresses during their first few years together. During this time he fathered an
Edward_II
American entrepreneur (1890–1980)
He ran the company while Claudia mixed and shipped the spices to restaurants. The franchise approach became highly successful; KFC was one of the first
Colonel_Sanders
British actress (born 1968)
Sugar and Spice. Among her first parts was Isabella Rossellini's body double for the 1992 film Death Becomes Her. In 1994, Bell starred in the Dolph Lundgren
Catherine_Bell
9th episode of the 15th season of RuPaul's Drag Race
on the main stage during the lip-sync contest. Spice uses a disco ball during the contest. For "My Favorite Ball", Mistress Isabelle Brooks wears an outfit
The Crystal Ball (RuPaul's Drag Race)
The_Crystal_Ball_(RuPaul's_Drag_Race)
2020 American comedy television series
stowaway. As the two misfits travel from city to city, Ruby's message of love and acceptance winds up touching people and changing their lives for the better
AJ_and_the_Queen
1558 events in London
carried ladies of the bedchamber, Susan Clarencieux, Mistress Sibille Penne (a former nurse to Edward VI), Mistress Tynnes, and Mistress Southwell (Mary
Death_and_funeral_of_Mary_I
1879 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
Machine The Independent, 14 April 2010 Spicer, David. "Sasha Regan's The Pirates of Penzance", Stage Whispers, 2012 "Sasha Regan Pirates of Penzance
The_Pirates_of_Penzance
American drag performer (born 1998)
the stage name of Andrew Vladimir Dunayevskiy, an American drag performer who competed on RuPaul's Drag Race season 16. Dunayevskiy is the child of Russian
Plane_Jane
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Mistress of the Home
Female
African
(×—× ×“×›×™) the mistress of Chendi.
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Irish, Polish, Swedish
Lady; Mistress of the House; Mistress; Dedicated to Mars
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Girl/Female
Afghan, Australian, Parsi
Brocade; Eye of the Mistress
Female
African
the mistress of Chendi.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Mistress of the Home
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Female
African
the mistress of Chendi.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Mistress of the Home
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
African
the mistress of Chendi.
Girl/Female
Latin
Mistress of the home.
Girl/Female
Native American
Mistress.
Girl/Female
Latin
Mistress of the home.
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
Boy/Male
Hindu
The victor of infinity, Lord Vishnu, Ever victorious Lord
Male
Hebrew
(בִּגְוַי) Hebrew name BIGVAY means "gardener, husbandman" or "in my bodies." In the bible, this is the name of a man who was a leader amongst the Babylonian exile returnees.
Girl/Female
Australian, Swedish
Sun
Male
Scandinavian
Scandinavian short form of Latin Laurentius, LAURITS means "of Laurentum."
Girl/Female
American, British, Danish, English, French, Swedish
Full of Grace; Grace; Variant of Anne Favor; Favour
Boy/Male
British, English
Tenant; Renter
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Goddess Lakshmi; Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian
Intelligent; Wise
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Tamil
Tamil Selvi | தமில ஸேலà¯à®µà¯€Â
Pride of tamilains
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
THE MISTRESS-OF-SPICES
n.
Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of friends.
a.
Having no mast; as, a mastless vessel.
n.
Distress; the act of distraining; also, the thing distrained.
v. t.
To mistrust.
prep.
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
n.
See Matress.
n.
A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress, from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water, etc.
prep.
Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
v. i.
To wait upon a mistress; to be courting.
v. t.
To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.
n.
Mistress.
n.
A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the contracted forms, Mrs., for a married, and Miss, for an unmarried, woman.
v. t.
To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.
n.
A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts habitually.
n.
A kept mistress. See Mistress, 4.
n.
The old name of the jack at bowls.
a.
Bearing no mast; as, a mastless oak or beech.
n.
Mistress.
n.
Distress.
n.
The mistress of a house.