One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.
One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches without regular ordination.
A gentlewoman; - an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; - much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir; often abbreviated ma’am when used as a term of address.
The woman who is in charge of a household.
The woman who is in charge of a brothel.