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schoolmistress

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school⋅mis⋅tress

[skool-mis-tris]
–noun
a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.

Origin:
1490–1500; school 1 + mistress


See -ess.
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school·mis·tress   (skōōl'mĭs'trĭs)   
n.  
  1. A woman who is a teacher.

  2. A headmistress of a school.

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