"mistressly" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more mistressly [comparative], most mistressly [superlative]
Etymology: From mistress + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mistress|ly}} mistress + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} mistressly (comparative more mistressly, superlative most mistressly)
  1. (rare, obsolete) Pertaining to the mistress of a home or household. Tags: obsolete, rare
    Sense id: en-mistressly-en-adj-iqtxVsAf
  2. (now rare) Characteristic of a woman who is very proficient in some skill or activity; masterful. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-mistressly-en-adj-aH~UFRCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
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