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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMätresse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mɛˈtʁɛsə/
"Die Mätresse begleitete den Grafen zu allen Empfängen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A mistress, paramour, or loose woman, particularly in historical or literary contexts.
"The traveling peddler and his doxy stopped at the village inn for the night." - 2
An opinion, doctrine, or dogma (often used as a clipped form of orthodoxy or heterodoxy, though rare).
"He defended his political doxy with unwavering fervor."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the 16th century, 'doxy' emerged in British cant or rogues' slang, possibly derived from Low German or Dutch terms related to low-class women or mistresses. Over time, it transitioned from a specialized criminal underworld slang term for a vagrant's mistress into a rarely used archaic literary term.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Doxy" is said worldwide
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maîtresse
Transliteration: /mɛ.tʁɛs/
"Il voyageait souvent en compagnie de sa maîtresse."
Mätresse
Transliteration: /mɛˈtʁɛsə/
"Die Mätresse begleitete den Grafen zu allen Empfängen."
amante
Transliteration: /aˈmante/
"Il nobile arrivò alla festa insieme alla sua amante."
barragana
Transliteration: /ba.raˈɣa.na/
"El romance prohibido con su barragana causó gran escándalo."
amante
Transliteration: /aˈmɐ̃.tʃi/
"Ele viajava frequentemente com a sua amante."
उपपत्नी
Transliteration: upapatni
"ऐतिहासिक उपन्यासों में ऐसे पात्रों का अक्सर उल्लेख मिलता है।"
情妇
Transliteration: qíngfù
"这部历史小说描述了一个贵族和他的情妇的故事。"
첩
Transliteration: cheop
"그 소설은 왕과 그의 첩의 이야기를 다루고 있습니다."
妾
Transliteration: mekake
"その歴史小説には登場人物の愛人の描写が多く含まれている。"
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