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housemistress

/ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrəs/

Translations

housemistressnoun

housemistresses

/ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrəs/

The housemistress was responsible for the well-being of the students in the dormitory.

Воспитательница отвечала за благополучие студентов в общежитии.

Additional translations

Synonyms

female head of a boarding house

female supervisor of a dormitory

house mother

housemistressadjective

/ˈhaʊsˌmɪstrəs/

Used attributively before another noun (e.g. "housemistress duties").

housemistressnoun

A female teacher or staff member in charge of a boarding house at a school.

The housemistress ensured that all the students were in their rooms by curfew.

A woman in charge of a boarding house, dormitory, or hostel, especially at a school or college.

After lights-out, the housemistress made her rounds through the dormitory corridors.

housemistressadjective

Attributive: relating to or characteristic of a housemistress.

The housemistress duties included supervising evening study sessions.