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noun
missis.
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missus
or
missis
(ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs, ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs)
—
n
1.
informal
the missus
one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to
2.
an informal term of address for a woman
[C19: spoken version of
Mistress
]
missis
or
missis
—
n
[C19: spoken version of
Mistress
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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missus
corruption of
mistress
; as oral form of Mrs., from 1790; the missus the wife attested by 1833.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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