Prefixed to the surname of a housewife, an elderly matron or schoolmistress. archaic or dialect.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous forms of address or title > [noun] > title > for a woman > for married woman (13) damec1300 Prefixed to the surname of a housewife, an elderly matron or schoolmistress. archaic or dialect. mistress?c1450 Used as a title of politeness. Preceding the surname (originally also the first name) of a married woman: = Mrs, n.1 Now archaic or regional (chiefly… Mrs1485 A title of courtesy prefixed to the surname of a married woman having no higher or professional title, often with her first name, or that of her… goodwife1497 As a title of courtesy or respect prefixed to the surname (or occasionally first name) of the female head of a household, inn or other… goody1559 A title of courtesy prefixed to the surname (or occasionally first name) of a woman, usually a married woman of humble social status. Also in… metreza1604 = mistress, n. miss1770 In form Miss, as a title. regional (chiefly U.S.). = Mrs, n.1 1a. Obsolete. ma1951 Mother, ‘mummy’. Chiefly as a form of address. Also used as a form of address to (or informal title for) a middle-aged or elderly woman other than… Subcategories:— in languages other than English (4) — for married women (1) |
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