mestressa

Catalan

Etymology

From mestre +‎ -essa.

Noun

mestressa f (plural mestresses)

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

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