The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Descended from King Charles II and one of his mistresses, Richmond numbered among those aristocratic Whigs who dominated the British parliament in the 18th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Under Holinshed's assertion that Richard the Lionheart was "not very notorious," Milton added: "the booke of Provenzall poets numbers him in / the catalogue, telling of his poetrie, and his Provenzal / mistresses."
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
We've been hearing about the unexplained shortfalls sub-postmasters and mistresses were experiencing - but what actually went wrong with the Horizon IT system?
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2024
So there was this constant contradiction in their lives, but ultimately they were not the mistresses of their own destinies.
From Salon ● Feb. 27, 2024
If I didn’t succumb to starvation, I would be here for a long time, with hateful mistresses and with Hattie ordering me about.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
