mistress of the household
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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
But too frequently the mistress of the household is supposed to pick up her comfort at odd times, or more likely there isn't any supposition at all.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
The Prince was respectful as far as possible to Aminta, looking on her as head of the family and mistress of the household.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various
Every morning, after he had done what was necessary in the house, Hannes was sent afield by the kind mistress of the household, and told not to show himself till dinner time.
From The World's Great Men of Music Story-Lives of Master Musicians by Brower, Harriette
