Mrs
/ˈmɪsɪz
/ /ˈmɪsɪs/noun
The title used before a surname or full name to address or refer to a married woman without a higher or honorific or professional title: Mrs Sally Jones...
- The only thing left was to ask Nick to buy an extra return ticket for the ferry Tuesday afternoon in the name of a Mrs S. Owen, but pay cash for this one.
- On the appeal a Mrs Tunstall, a professional psychologist, gave evidence.
- Although he never married, his long relationship with a Mrs Louisa Barrow produced four children, all of whom bore his name.
Origin
Early 17th century: abbreviation of mistress; compare with missus.
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