mestressa
Catalan
Etymology
From mestre + -essa.
Noun
mestressa f (plural mestresses)
- female landowner, especially in the sense of someone with control over tenants, production etc.
- (obsolete) wife of a landlord
- mistress
- schoolmistress
- (informal) term of address to a young woman who is not known to the speaker, especially to catch attention
Derived terms
- mestressa de casa
Further reading
- “mestressa” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.