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 ".
Mrs. IS the abbreviation - the word is mistress.
Mrs.
madame - abbreviation "mme"
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'.
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
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.
It is the diminutive of Mistress, (a word not now used) When pronounced Mrs. sounds like 'missis'
'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'.
Mrs. is an abbreviation for the title "Mrs." which is a noun used to refer to a married woman.
I believe you are thinking of "abbreviation".
The abbreviation of Mistress is Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. take a period, but Miss does not at it is not an abbreviation.