transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmi-səz, -səs, especially Southern ]
ˈmi-zəz, -zəs, or in rapid speech in sense 1 (ˌ)miz, or before given names (ˌ)mis noun
( plural Mes·dames mā-ˈdäm, -ˈdam)
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
took the Mrs. to dinner