Missus en · NOUN
Etymology
Eye dialect of Mrs.
Meanings
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(informal) Mrs, a form of address for a married woman.
She [Mary] next went into service on a farm at Welcombe; there was the Boss, the Missus, two young children and Mary, the only servant.
1985, Mary Bouquet, Family, Servants and Visitors: The Farm Household in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Devon, Norwich, Norfolk: Geo Books, →ISBN, page 77:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missuses | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Missis | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Mistress · Miss · Mister · Miz · Ms · Ms. · Master
Deriveds
Translations (9)
fr Madame (form of address for a married woman) · uk па́ні (form of address for a married woman) · es Señora (form of address for a married woman) · pt Senhora (form of address for a married woman) · de Frau (form of address for a married woman) · scn Signura (form of address for a married woman) · it Signora (form of address for a married woman) · oc Dòna (form of address for a married woman) · xh nkosi (nkosi) (form of address for a married woman)