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Frau

  [frou; Eng. frou]
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–noun, plural Frau⋅en  [frou-uhn] , English. Fraus  [frouz] . German.
1. a married woman; a wife.
2. the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a married woman, corresponding to Mrs.
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Frau   (frou)   
n.   pl. Frau·en (frou'ən) Abbr. Fr.
Used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area before the surname or professional title of an adult woman.

[German, from Middle High German vrowe, from Old High German frouwa; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
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frau 
"married woman," c.1813, from Ger. Frau "woman, wife," from M.H.G. vrouwe "lady, mistress," from O.H.G. frouwa "mistress," said to be from PIE *prowo-, from base *per- "beyond."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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