as in concubine
a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship
he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife
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Its origins date back to 18th-century Paris when King Louis XV commissioned his court jeweller to create a diamond that resembled the smile of his official chief mistress—the Marchioness (and later Marquise) de Pompadour—who was known to have a fondness for truffle soup, champagne and porcelain.
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
The romantic dramedy stars Jack Lemmon as a nebbish office drone known for lending out his place for bosses to take their mistresses.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
According to prosecutors, Maund hired Brockway, Carey and Gilad Peled to kill his alleged mistress Holly Williams and her boyfriend Bill Lanway in Nashville in 2020.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024
The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
The romantic dramedy stars Jack Lemmon as a nebbish office drone known for lending out his place for bosses to take their mistresses.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
According to prosecutors, Maund hired Brockway, Carey and Gilad Peled to kill his alleged mistress Holly Williams and her boyfriend Bill Lanway in Nashville in 2020.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2024
The wife of Charles II, whose ascension to the throne in 1660 marked the restoration of the British monarchy after the upheaval of civil war, Catherine is remembered, when she is remembered at all, for enduring her husband’s infidelity and the elevation of his many mistresses.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Mistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistress. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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