maistresse

== French == === Noun === maistresse f (plural maistresses) obsolete form of maîtresse == Middle English == === Alternative forms === mastresse, mastras, mestresse, maistress === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French maistresse, mestresse; equivalent to maister +‎ -esse. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæi̯strɛs(ə)/ === Noun === maistresse (plural maistresses) mistress ==== Descendants ==== English: mistress, mistris (obsolete)→ Japanese: ミストレス (misutoresu) Yola: mistrace, maistreace, mastrace ==== References ==== “maistres(se, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle French == === Noun === maistresse f (plural maistresses) mistress (clarification of this definition is needed)