mistress

As nouns the difference between mistress and distress

is that mistress is a woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership while distress is (Cause of) discomfort.

As a verb distress is

to cause strain or anxiety to someone.

As nouns the difference between mistress and mastress

is that mistress is a woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership while mastress is obsolete form of mistress.

As a noun mistress

is (archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs .

As an adjective mistless is

without mist.

As nouns the difference between mistress and maistress

is that mistress is (archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs while maistress is .

As nouns the difference between mistresse and mistress

is that mistresse is while mistress is (archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs .

As a noun mistress is

(archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs .

In obsolete terms the difference between mistress and keep

is that mistress is the jack in the game of bowls while keep is that which is kept in charge; a charge.

In archaic terms the difference between mistress and keep

is that mistress is used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form Mrs while keep is to remain in, to be confined to.

As nouns the difference between mistress and keep

is that mistress is a woman, specifically one with great control, authority or ownership while keep is care, notice.

As a verb keep is

to continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to maintain.

As a proper noun missus

is (informal) mrs, a form of address for a married woman.

As a noun mistress is

(archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs .

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and mistress

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while mistress is (archaic) used as the title of a married woman before her name now used only in the abbreviated form mrs .