English

grillmistress

From grill + mistress.

Latin crātis ‘wickerwork, framework, grating’

Latin crātīcula ‘gridiron’

Old French greïl

Middle French gril

French gril

English grill

Proto-Italic *magisteros ‘bigger, greater’

Latin magister

Old French maistre ‘master’

Old French maistresse

Middle English maistresse

Today it means

noun A female grillmaster.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / grillmistress