MISTRANSPORT
Mis`trans*port", v. t.
Defn: To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. [Obs.] Bp.
Hall.
MISTREADING
Mis*tread"ing, n.
Defn: Misstep; misbehavior. "To punish my mistreadings." Shak.
MISTREAT
Mis*treat", v. t.
Defn: To treat amiss; to abuse.
MISTREATMENT
Mis*treat"ment, n.
Defn: Wrong treatment.
MISTRESS Mis"tress, n. Etym: [OE. maistress, OF. maistresse, F. maîtresse, LL. magistrissa, for L. magistra, fem. of magister. See Master, Mister, and cf. Miss a young woman.]
1. A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc. The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter! To be her mistress' mistress! Shak.