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mistress of the household

noun as in woman of the house

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Pages from the almanac hung on the kitchen wall reminded the mistress of the household of holy days and holidays.

The mistress of the household is Katharina, who leads a quiet life of leisure at a civilised remove from the world outside.

She played inscrutable head games with the mistress of the household, my boyfriend’s mother, whom she had known since childhood.

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It is especially obligatory on the part of rural parents that they train the daughter in such a way as to make her a true mistress of the household over which she may sometime preside.

Perform your office of mistress of the household.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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