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Mistress

/mˈɪstrəs/
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(noun) A woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership.

Between ourselves, he keeps a mistress.
He met his mistress during a country escapade.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The grand old mansion was ruled by a stern ____ who insisted that everything should be perfectly clean and in its proper place.

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