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Mrs. is an abbreviated form of the word Mistress that came into popularity as an abbreviation in coresspondance in the late 1500's. The word Mistress is the feminine of the word Master and was used to denote the formal position of the wife as keeper of the house. (If one was not married the title was used of the bachelors mother or unmarried sister if they resided in the same house.) The abrreviation later came to be used only for women who are married or widowed.
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In the current day, Mrs stands for " Misses ".
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What is the abbriveation of Mrs?
Mrs. IS the abbreviation - the word is mistress.
What is the abbreviation for the word missus?
Mrs.
What is the real word for Mrs?
Mrs. came about in the early 17th century as an abbreviation for Mistress.
What is the french word for Mrs a married woman?
madame - abbreviation "mme"
What describes the word mrs?
There is no word 'mrs' in English. There is an abbreviation Mrs. which is an abbreviation for 'mistress', a noun that is a title for a woman who is head of household, a woman of authority, a woman who employs servants, a woman who is head of a school or other establishment. The abbreviation became a way to address a married woman, to differentiate from addressing an unmarried woman as Miss.Words that describe the abbreviation 'Mrs.' or the noun 'mistress' are adjectives:femaleadultmanagerialauthoritarianrespectedemployedresponsibleown
What is the Italian abbreviation for 'signor'?
The word 'signor' is Italian for 'sir, mister, gentleman'. Its abbreviation in Italian is Sig. The word 'signora' is Italian for the title of 'Mrs' of 'Ms'. Its abbreviation is 'Sig.a'.
Does mrs. have a period?
Yes, Mrs. has a period because it is an abbreviation and mrs is not a word. The same holds true for Mr., Dr., and Ms.
What does the abbreviation mrs mean?
It is the diminutive of Mistress, (a word not now used) When pronounced Mrs. sounds like 'missis'
Mrs what does mrs mean?
'Mrs' is the abbreviation for 'mistress', the archaic title for a wife. In British English, we don't place a full stop (period) after the abbreviation, because the full word also finishes with the letter 's'.
What is a short way of writing a word consisting of some of the letters in the word followed by a period?
I believe you are thinking of "abbreviation".
What is the abbreviation of Mistress?
The abbreviation of Mistress is Mrs.
Mrs or ms for a married woman?
Mrs., the abbreviation for Mistress, is a title for a married woman or a widow. Ms. is a title used for a woman whose marital status is unknown or irrelevant (as in business). The letters Ms. are not an abbreviation of a word, they are an amalgamation drawn from the letters of Miss and Mrs.
