What is MRS. an abbreviation for???
2006-10-17 06:21:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Mistress (which once upon a time meant simply what Mrs. does today). Nowadays, of course, the spelled out version means something radically different from, virtually antithetical to, the shortened version.
2006-10-17 07:55:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, Mrs. is the abbreviation for Misses which means a married women.
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2006-10-17 08:57:56 · answer #2 · answered by Alyssa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is simply an abbreviation of the word mistress, which used to be pronounced "mistress" and was a title of courtesy. The contracted form of the word, pronounced "missus", became attached to the abbreviation, and using mistress (pronounced "mistress") as a title of courtesy fell out of disuse. It was most certainly by 1828 that the "missus" title was the only pronunciation of the word mistress and of its abbreviation Mrs. We find this quotation in that year, referring to mistress: "to pronounce the word as it is written would, in these cases, appear quaint and pedantick." Eventually the spelling mistress for "missus" fell out of disuse, and only Mrs. was left with that pronunciation, and it was only used as a title, preceding a name, as is still the case today.
2006-10-17 06:30:37 · answer #3 · answered by His 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mistress
2006-10-17 07:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by retorik75 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok so now you've got your answer, why is abbreviation such a long word?!
2006-10-17 14:51:45 · answer #5 · answered by Tiijah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short for Misus ... means married woman
2006-10-17 10:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by megh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Missus - a married woman
2006-10-17 06:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Agent99 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋