missusn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪsᵻz/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsᵻz/,

/ˈmɪsᵻs/

Forms: 1700s–1800s missess, 1800s mizzes, 1800s– mis'ess, 1800s– mis's, 1800s– misses, 1800s– missis Brit.

/ˈmɪsɪz/, U.S.

/ˈmɪsᵻz/,

/ˈmɪsᵻs/, 1800s– missus.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Mrs n.¹

Etymology: Representing spoken forms of the abbreviation Mrs n.¹ in various specific uses. N.E.D. (1907) enters this under Missis, and also gives the pronunciations as (mi·sis, mi·sɒ̆s) /ˈmɪsɪs/ /ˈmɪsəs/. A pronunciation with final /s/ is the only one recorded by Eng. Dial. Dict. at Mistress sb. Surv. Eng. Dial. records forms with both voiced and unvoiced medial and final consonants, but /ˈmɪsɪs/ and /ˈmɪsɪz/ are predominant.

regional and colloquial.

1. The mistress of a household; (in former British colonies) a white female employer, or (more generally) any white woman. Chiefly used as a form of address or mode of reference by servants, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > master of servant > woman

mistressa1393

metreza1604

miss1606

missus1790

the Mrs1821

1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 154 Then missess fum me wid long switch.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 8 The servant..has utterly disregarded ‘Missis's’ ringing.

1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxvi. 398 ‘Gentlemen,’ said the man in blue.., ‘I'll give you the ladies; come.’ ‘Hear, hear!’ said Sam, ‘The young missises.’..‘Missises, Sir...We don't recognize such distinctions here.’

1850 C. M. Yonge Henrietta's Wish iv. 49 Yes, Miss Henrietta, I was coming down from Missus's room, when Mr. Godfrey stopped me.

1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxiv. 203 ‘Missis,’ said Tom, after a while, ‘I can see that, some how you're quite 'bove me in everything; but there's one thing Missis might learn, even from poor Tom.’

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers II. ix. 165 ‘Mr. Slope called with it himself, your reverence’, said the girl; ‘and was very anxious that missus should have it to-day’.

1880 C. Ives Isles of Summer 157 I was 'fered to talk to the missuses.

1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xiii. 107 I'll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs.

1924 E. Lewis Harp ii. vii. 98 Does the missis hear the young masters in the stable?

1942 P. H. Abrahams Dark Test. ii. iii. 113 As soon as she saw it was a white person she ran back into the house. ‘Ma! Ma! There's a missus at the door!’

1952 P. H. Abrahams Path of Thunder iii. i. 190 I work for old missus when I was a child.

1980 E. Joubert Long Journey Poppie Nongena 54 We bought milk from the old missus and fresh bread which she baked.

2. A wife. With the or possessive adjective: the wife of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to. Also used (occasionally) as a form of address by a man to his wife.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife

wifeeOE

womanc1275

peerc1330

spousessc1384

ladyc1390

good lady1502

girl?a1513

spousage1513

little lady1523

the weaker vessel1526

companion1535

wedlock1566

Mrs1572

dame1574

rib?1590

feme1595

fathom1602

feme covert1602

shrew1606

wife of one's bosom1611

kickie-wickiea1616

heifer1616

sposa1624

bosom-partner1633

goodwife1654

little woman1715

squaw1767

the Mrs1821

missus1823

maw1826

lady wife1840

tart1864

mistress1873

mama1916

ball and chain1921

trouble and strife1929

old boot1958

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 231 Misses, the usual way of speaking of one's wife—‘my misses’.

1833 C. Dickens Let. ?10 Dec. (1965) I. 34 Hint this delicately to your Missus.

1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 14 Missus! I thinks as how, taa-day, Yow've put the meller's eye out!

1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. viii. 150 And what with the Missis being laid up so, things have gone awk'arder nor usual.

1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 11 Then 'ere's to you Fuzzy-Wuzzy, an' the missis and the kid.

1934 T. S. Eliot Rock ii. 65 Lor-love-a-duck, it's the missus!

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) i. 23 I wouldn't let any missus of mine..go gallivanting with another chap.

1975 Daily Mirror 29 Apr. 25 If you fancy taking the missus for a day out, you take her virtually free.

1990 News of World 8 Apr. 3 Telly comic Les Dennis has ditched his missus for..stunner Sophie.

3. Used as a form of address to any woman, esp. to an older woman or one who is a stranger to the speaker; (occasionally) a woman.

ΚΠ

1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 231 Misses, the usual way..of addressing a woman, especially a matron—‘prah take a pinch misses’.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. v. 62 ‘And pray what might you want with him?’ retorted my sister... ‘Missis,’ returned the gallant sergeant, ‘..speaking for the King, I answer, a little job done’.

1875 ‘Ephemerides’ Saunterer's Satchel 39 Nah, missis, leyn o' yer brekfast.

1914 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion i. 105 He won't get no cab until half-past eleven, missus.

1929 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 96/2 The solemn undertaker is shyer than a Quaker, As long as he is filling graves, But let him meet a missus Who hasn't prejudices, And he misbehaves.

1935 Bulletin (Sydney) 30 Jan. 21/4 Going from house to house with his plea, ‘Missus, could y'spring a cup o' tea?’

1956 E. Garnett Further Adventures of Family from One End St. (1976) iv. 54 ‘Come along, missis, come along!’ cried the guard impatiently, ‘we're late already’.

1973 G. Pinsent Rowdyman 55 ‘hello dere Missus’, said Will, swaggering up to Mrs Lowe's chair.

1991 J. Cartwright To 39 Last orders everybody... Did you drink all them youself Missus? Bloody hell you can come again you can.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	missus
释义	missusn. Brit. /ˈmɪsᵻz/, U.S. /ˈmɪsᵻz/, /ˈmɪsᵻs/ Forms: 1700s–1800s missess, 1800s mizzes, 1800s– mis'ess, 1800s– mis's, 1800s– misses, 1800s– missis Brit. /ˈmɪsɪz/, U.S. /ˈmɪsᵻz/, /ˈmɪsᵻs/, 1800s– missus. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: Mrs n.¹ Etymology: Representing spoken forms of the abbreviation Mrs n.¹ in various specific uses. N.E.D. (1907) enters this under Missis, and also gives the pronunciations as (mi·sis, mi·sɒ̆s) /ˈmɪsɪs/ /ˈmɪsəs/. A pronunciation with final /s/ is the only one recorded by Eng. Dial. Dict. at Mistress sb. Surv. Eng. Dial. records forms with both voiced and unvoiced medial and final consonants, but /ˈmɪsɪs/ and /ˈmɪsɪz/ are predominant. regional and colloquial. 1. The mistress of a household; (in former British colonies) a white female employer, or (more generally) any white woman. Chiefly used as a form of address or mode of reference by servants, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > master of servant > woman mistressa1393 metreza1604 miss1606 missus1790 the Mrs1821 1790 J. B. Moreton Manners & Customs West India Islands 154 Then missess fum me wid long switch. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 2nd Ser. 8 The servant..has utterly disregarded ‘Missis's’ ringing. 1837 C. Dickens Pickwick Papers xxxvi. 398 ‘Gentlemen,’ said the man in blue.., ‘I'll give you the ladies; come.’ ‘Hear, hear!’ said Sam, ‘The young missises.’..‘Missises, Sir...We don't recognize such distinctions here.’ 1850 C. M. Yonge Henrietta's Wish iv. 49 Yes, Miss Henrietta, I was coming down from Missus's room, when Mr. Godfrey stopped me. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin II. xxxiv. 203 ‘Missis,’ said Tom, after a while, ‘I can see that, some how you're quite 'bove me in everything; but there's one thing Missis might learn, even from poor Tom.’ 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers II. ix. 165 ‘Mr. Slope called with it himself, your reverence’, said the girl; ‘and was very anxious that missus should have it to-day’. 1880 C. Ives Isles of Summer 157 I was 'fered to talk to the missuses. 1901 M. Franklin My Brilliant Career xiii. 107 I'll tell the missus on you as sure as eggs. 1924 E. Lewis Harp ii. vii. 98 Does the missis hear the young masters in the stable? 1942 P. H. Abrahams Dark Test. ii. iii. 113 As soon as she saw it was a white person she ran back into the house. ‘Ma! Ma! There's a missus at the door!’ 1952 P. H. Abrahams Path of Thunder iii. i. 190 I work for old missus when I was a child. 1980 E. Joubert Long Journey Poppie Nongena 54 We bought milk from the old missus and fresh bread which she baked. 2. A wife. With the or possessive adjective: the wife of the person speaking, addressed, or referred to. Also used (occasionally) as a form of address by a man to his wife. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] > wife wifeeOE womanc1275 peerc1330 spousessc1384 ladyc1390 good lady1502 girl?a1513 spousage1513 little lady1523 the weaker vessel1526 companion1535 wedlock1566 Mrs1572 dame1574 rib?1590 feme1595 fathom1602 feme covert1602 shrew1606 wife of one's bosom1611 kickie-wickiea1616 heifer1616 sposa1624 bosom-partner1633 goodwife1654 little woman1715 squaw1767 the Mrs1821 missus1823 maw1826 lady wife1840 tart1864 mistress1873 mama1916 ball and chain1921 trouble and strife1929 old boot1958 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 231 Misses, the usual way of speaking of one's wife—‘my misses’. 1833 C. Dickens Let. ?10 Dec. (1965) I. 34 Hint this delicately to your Missus. 1839 C. Clark John Noakes & Mary Styles 14 Missus! I thinks as how, taa-day, Yow've put the meller's eye out! 1860 ‘G. Eliot’ Mill on Floss I. i. viii. 150 And what with the Missis being laid up so, things have gone awk'arder nor usual. 1892 R. Kipling Barrack-room Ballads 11 Then 'ere's to you Fuzzy-Wuzzy, an' the missis and the kid. 1934 T. S. Eliot Rock ii. 65 Lor-love-a-duck, it's the missus! 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) i. 23 I wouldn't let any missus of mine..go gallivanting with another chap. 1975 Daily Mirror 29 Apr. 25 If you fancy taking the missus for a day out, you take her virtually free. 1990 News of World 8 Apr. 3 Telly comic Les Dennis has ditched his missus for..stunner Sophie. 3. Used as a form of address to any woman, esp. to an older woman or one who is a stranger to the speaker; (occasionally) a woman. ΚΠ 1823 E. Moor Suffolk Words 231 Misses, the usual way..of addressing a woman, especially a matron—‘prah take a pinch misses’. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. v. 62 ‘And pray what might you want with him?’ retorted my sister... ‘Missis,’ returned the gallant sergeant, ‘..speaking for the King, I answer, a little job done’. 1875 ‘Ephemerides’ Saunterer's Satchel 39 Nah, missis, leyn o' yer brekfast. 1914 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion i. 105 He won't get no cab until half-past eleven, missus. 1929 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 96/2 The solemn undertaker is shyer than a Quaker, As long as he is filling graves, But let him meet a missus Who hasn't prejudices, And he misbehaves. 1935 Bulletin (Sydney) 30 Jan. 21/4 Going from house to house with his plea, ‘Missus, could y'spring a cup o' tea?’ 1956 E. Garnett Further Adventures of Family from One End St. (1976) iv. 54 ‘Come along, missis, come along!’ cried the guard impatiently, ‘we're late already’. 1973 G. Pinsent Rowdyman 55 ‘hello dere Missus’, said Will, swaggering up to Mrs Lowe's chair. 1991 J. Cartwright To 39 Last orders everybody... Did you drink all them youself Missus? Bloody hell you can come again you can. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1790
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