What is the complete word for “Mrs”?
Ms for Miss
but Mrs ????
it can’t b the mistress or is it?
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Mrs originated as a contraction of the title “Mistress”, the feminine of “Mister” or “Master”, which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women. The split into “Mrs” for married women and “Miss” for unmarried women began during the 17th Century. Since then the title is rarely written out and lacks a standardized spelling. When it is spelt out it is usually found as “missus” or “missis”, though one variant, in the works of Thomas Hardy and others, is “Mis’ess”, reflecting its etymology.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs.
Some people know say it is missus, but they a using a back formation from the Abbreviation
Ms. is not short for Miss, it means something else. Ms. was invented by feminists in the early 1970s, because unmarried women were targets of prejudice and discrimination. “Ms.” is an all- purpose form of address that does not indicate the woman’s marital status – because her marital status has nothing to do with her ability and should not affect her social status. It enables a woman to be considered for what she is herself, rather than who she is married to.
Meaning the feminine form of the Mister
Nothing derogatory about it – anyone who sees that is someone who is looking for offense.