n.
Pronunciation: ' mi-s ə z, -s ə s, esp Southern ' mi-z ə z, -z ə s, or in rapid speech in sense 1 ( ˌ )miz, or before given names ( ˌ )mis
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural Mes · dames \ m ā - ' däm, - ' dam \
Etymology: Mrs. abbreviation of mistress; Mesdames from French, plural of Madame
Date: circa 1578
1 a ― used as a conventional title of courtesy except when usage requires the substitution of a title of rank or an honorific or professional title before a married woman's surname <spoke to Mrs. Doe> b ― used before the name of a place (as a country or city) or of a profession or activity (as a sport) or before some epithet (as clever ) to form a title applied to a married woman viewed or recognized as representative of the thing indicated < Mrs. Golf>
2 : WIFE <left with the Mrs. >