Schoolmistress
[skool-mis-tris] /ˈskulˌmɪs trɪs/
noun
1.
a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
schoolmistress
/ˈskuːlˌmɪstrɪs/
noun
1.
a woman who teaches in or runs a school
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