English word missus comes from English mistress, English Mistress
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| mistress | English (eng) | (transitive) Of a woman: to master; to learn to a high degree of proficiency. (Scotland) A married woman; a wife.. (obsolete) The jack in the game of bowls.. A dominatrix.. A female companion to a master (a man with control, authority or ownership). A female teacher.. A woman regarded with love and devotion; a sweetheart.. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it.. A [...] |
| Mistress | English (eng) | (archaic) Used as the title of a married woman before her name. Now used only in the abbreviated form Mrs. |
| Mrs | English (eng) | |
| missus | English (eng) | (colloquial) Term of address for a woman.. (colloquial) Wife. |