[task-mis-tris, tahsk-] 
| 1. | a woman whose function it is to assign tasks, esp. burdensome ones, to others. |
| 2. | a woman who supervises others' work rigorously. |
| task·mis·tress (tāsk'mĭs'trĭs) n. A woman who imposes tasks, especially burdensome or laborious ones. |
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