Mrs

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.
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2. Initialism of Materials Research Society.
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3. Initialism of magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
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4. Initialism of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.
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5. a polite title given to a married woman, in writing or in speaking. Please come in, Mrs Anderson. Mev سَيِّـدهَ، عَقيلَه госпожа senhora paní Frau fru κυρία sra., señora proua خانم rouva Mmeגברת श्रीमती (विवाहित स्त्री के नाम से पूर्व लिखा जाने वाला सम्मान जनक शब्द) gospođa -né Nyonya frú signora ～夫人 기혼 여성에 대한 경칭, ...부인 misis, ponia misis, kundze Puan mevrouwfrupani میرمن senhora dona миссис, госпожа pani gospa gospođa fru นาง (คำนำหน้าชื่อหญิงที่แต่งงานแล้ว) bayan 女士 місіс, пані بیاہی عورت ک...
6. Initialism of mandibular repositioning splint.
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7. a title used before the name or names of a married woman
8. Initialism of marginal rate of substitution.
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9. a title of respect prefixed to the name of a married woman: Mrs. Jones.
10. Initialism of metabolic risk score.
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11. a title prefixed to a mock surname that is used to represent possession of a particular attribute, identity, etc.: Mrs. Punctuality.
12. Ellipsis of MRS degree
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13. A. N ABBR (pl inv) =Mistress → Sra., señoraMrs Pitt wants to see you → la señora (de) Pitt quiere verteyes, Mrs Brown → sí, señora Brown MR, MRS, MISS
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14. B. CPD Mrs Mop N (Brit) (hum) → la maruja
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Examples

“Mrs Mal[aprop]. O, there's nothing to be hoped for from her! ſhe's as headſtrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile.”

“In a large bedroom upstairs, the window of which was thickly curtained with a great woollen shawl lately discarded by the landlady, Mrs. Rolliver, were gathered on this evening nearly a dozen persons, all seeking vinous bliss; all old inhabitants of the nearer end⟳ of Marlott, and frequenters of this retreat.”

“There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs, […] and all these articles […] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished.”

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