miesiesn.
/ˈmiːsiːs/, U.S. /ˈmisis/, South African English /ˈmiːsis/ South African.
1. A female employer of a servant (esp. a black servant); a mistress.
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society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > head of household > woman
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housewifec1225
goodwifec1275
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a1931 S. Black Three Plays (1984) 79 If I didn' have der missees' smelling salts by me I would have been quite onderstebo.
1956 D. Jacobson Dance in Sun 37 ‘Baas’, he said slowly, ‘it's a letter to another missus that I want you to read to me’.
1968 G. Butler Cape Charade 44 A person doesn't pick up such a miesies every day. And the pay is also good.
1990 R. Malan My Traitor's Heart 100 As the Homan's [sic] girl, Paulina was expected to cook, dust, wash dishes, make beds, polish shoes, clean windows, scrub floors, and mind the children while the baas and missies were at work.
2. Frequently with capital initial. A respectful form of address or reference to a (white) woman; ‘madam’. Also: a title given to a (white) woman.
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a1931 S. Black Three Plays (1984) 139 Katoo. Where is Miss Helena? Grietje. Gone in the veld, Miesies.
1959 J. Meiring Candle in Wind 25 ‘And what does the old Miesies want today?’ the shopkeeper asked kindly.
1979 Daily Dispatch (East London, S. Afr.) 9 Feb. 11 Miesies, I brought you the pumpkin to say thank you for giving my child money so that he would not lose his job.
1986 F. Karodia Daughters of Twilight 52 They did seem like nice people..but I suppose eventually they'll change and they'll become Baas Edward and Miesies Jill.
1994 S. Braude Mpho's Search vi. 31 If he just sat at the corner of the street there would be passers-by, mainly white, who threw coins at him. He learned quickly that they liked him to cup his hand and say, ‘Thank you, baas’, or ‘Thank you, miesies’.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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