schoolmistress
[
skool
-mis-tris]
/ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs/
noun
1.
a woman who presides over or teaches in a
school
.
Origin
1490-1500;
school
1
+
mistress
Usage note
See
-ess.
British Dictionary definitions for
schoolmistress
schoolmistress
/
ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs
/
noun
1.
a woman who teaches in or runs a school
Derived Forms
schoolmistressy,
adjective