schoolmistress

[ skool-mis-tris ]

/ ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs /

a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.

Origin of schoolmistress

First recorded in 1490–1500; school¹ + mistress

See -ess.

They are all on their feet, except the schoolmistress, who continues to sob and utter words that no one hears.

Three Plays by Brieux |Eugne Brieux
The schoolmistress lay pale and still; her hands, loosely spread out, dropped on the sheet almost as colourless as itself.

Little Tora, The Swedish Schoolmistress and Other Stories |Mrs. Woods Baker
I knew it was a perfect piece of folly for that schoolmistress to take her to support, with only her small salary.

Clemence |Retta Babcock
His thoughts strayed from her for a moment, for it gave him pleasure to recollect that he had defended his schoolmistress.

The Lake |George Moore

"Come home, Henrietta," said Periwinkle, and she marched Henrietta out the door under the very eyes of the schoolmistress.

Duffels |Edward Eggleston

schoolmistress

/ (ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs) /

a woman who teaches in or runs a school

schoolmistressy, adjective