mestressa

Meaning

1. (feminine) female landowner, especially in the sense of someone with control over tenants, production etc.
2. (feminine, obsolete) wife of a landlord
3. (feminine) mistress
4. (feminine) schoolmistress
5. (feminine, informal) term of address to a young woman who is not known to the speaker, especially to catch attention

Concepts

owner

housewife

landlord

mistress

possessor

proprietor

proprietress

schoolmarm

schoolmistress

teacher

🧑‍🏫

lady of the house

woman of the house

homemaker

schoolma’am

Synonyms

propietària

amo

propietari

possessor

possessora

mestressa de casa

posseïdora

posseïdor

dona de la casa

Translations

dueña

padrona

maîtresse

padrone

proprietário

dono

amo

proprietario

propriétaire

صاحِب

amo

مالِك

patron

ιδιοκτήτης

titolare

Pronounced as (IPA)

[məsˈtɾɛ.sə]

Etymology

From mestre (“master”) + -essa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).