MISSUS


Meaning of MISSUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or mis·sis ˈmi-səz, -səs, especially Southern -zəz

Etymology: alteration of mistress

Date: 1790

1. dialect : mistress 1a

2. : wife

men spend money on themselves, but argue over every dime the missus wants — W. A. Lydgate

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.