missus

noun

mis·sus | \ ˈmi-səz

, -səs, especially Southern -zəz\

variants: or missis

Definition of missus

1 informal + old-fashioned : wife … everybody knew Mr. Levov and everybody asked after the missus and the boys.— Philip Roth

2 British, informal —used to address a woman whose name is not known

3 dialect : mistress sense 1a

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Much of the story is set in a Tuscan convent, where a manservant (Dave Franco) is on the run from a vengeful lord (Nick Offerman) and the lord's bored wife (Lauren Weedman) after the servant's dalliances with the missus come to light. — Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com, "'The Little Hours' review: 14th century sex comedy finds nuns on the run, in pursuit of a Franco," 12 July 2017 For one, the miss is now a missus after the BYU student married Nick Austin; former Miss Fountain Valley Aimee Le is now in medical school; and the organization that presents the pageant finally has its nonprofit status. — Greg Mellen, Orange County Register, "Miss Fountain Valley Pageant returns to runway," 23 Feb. 2017

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