Etymology

Blend of man +‎ mistressCategory:English blends#MANSTRESS, not attested before 1980.

Noun

manstress (plural manstresses)Category:English lemmas#MANSTRESSCategory:English nouns#MANSTRESSCategory:English countable nouns#MANSTRESSCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MANSTRESSCategory:Pages with entries#MANSTRESSCategory:Pages with 1 entry#MANSTRESS

1. (slangCategory:English slang#MANSTRESS) A male equivalent of "mistress"; a male object of one's affections who lies outside of one's primary relationship.

   Tom and Nicole had been married for several years, but it was well known that she was keeping a manstress on the side.Category:English terms with usage examples#MANSTRESS

   • 1997 March 25, Edward P. Moser, “Words to Live By”, in The Wall Street Journal‎, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 October 2020:

     4. Thou shalt commit adultery, or preadultery: If it feeleth good, do it. Particularly if you're French, and keeping a mistress or manstress is expected.

     Category:English terms with quotations#MANSTRESS

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