missis
[ mis-iz, -is ]
noun
Older Use. wife: I'll have to ask the missis.
the mistress of a household.
Origin of missis
1First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress
- Also mis·sus [mis-uhz, -uhs] /ˈmɪs əz, -əs/ .
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British Dictionary definitions for missis
missis
/ (ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs) /
noun
a variant spelling of missus
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