ɪz, ˈmɪz plural Mmes. 
[mey-dahm, -dam]
[mey-dahm, -dam] 1.
a title of respect prefixed to the name of a married woman: Mrs. Jones.
2.
a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc., especially in an idealized or excessive way: Mrs. Punctuality.
Origin:
abbreviation of mistress
abbreviation of mistress
Pronunciation note
Mrs., first recorded in the early 17th century, was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of mistress. Mrs. and mistress were at first used interchangeably in all contexts, but by the second half of that century, the written form of the abbreviation was largely confined to use as a title preceding a woman's surname. By the early 19th century, reduction of the medial consonant cluster had contracted the usual pronunciation of the title from [mis-tris] to [mis-is] or [mis-iz]. The contracted pronunciation used other than as a title was not considered standard, and today, locutions like Let me discuss it with the missis are perceived as old-fashioned. Currently, two main types of pronunciation for the abbreviation occur in the United States; [mis-iz] and sometimes [mis-is] are the common forms in the North and North Midland, while in the South Midland and South, the prevalent types are [miz-iz] and [miz] the latter homophonous with the usual pronunciation of the abbreviation Ms.
Mrs., first recorded in the early 17th century, was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of mistress. Mrs. and mistress were at first used interchangeably in all contexts, but by the second half of that century, the written form of the abbreviation was largely confined to use as a title preceding a woman's surname. By the early 19th century, reduction of the medial consonant cluster had contracted the usual pronunciation of the title from
[mis-tris] to [mis-is] or [mis-iz]. The contracted pronunciation used other than as a title was not considered standard, and today, locutions like Let me discuss it with the missis are perceived as old-fashioned. Currently, two main types of pronunciation for the abbreviation occur in the United States; [mis-iz] and sometimes [mis-is] are the common forms in the North and North Midland, while in the South Midland and South, the prevalent types are [miz-iz] and [miz] the latter homophonous with the usual pronunciation of the abbreviation Ms.
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World English Dictionary
Mrs (ˈmɪsɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl Mrs, Mesdames | |
| a title used before the name or names of a married woman | |
| [C17: originally an abbreviation of | |
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Word Origin & History
Mrs.
1582, abbreviation of mistress (q.v.), originally in all uses of that word. The pl. Mmes. is an abbreviation of Fr. mesdames, pl. of madame. Pronunciation "missis" was considered vulgar at least into 18c. The Mrs. "one's wife" is from 1920.
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FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary
MRS definition
Modifiable Representation System.
An integration of logic programming into Lisp.
["A Modifiable Representation System", M. Genesereth et al, HPP 80-22, CS Dept Stanford U 1980].
(1994-11-08)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| Mrs. Used as a courtesy title for a married or widowed woman (from "mistress") |
MRS
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