missis
American
[mis-iz, -is]
/ ˈmɪs ɪz, -ɪs /
Also
missus
noun
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Older Use. wife.
I'll have to ask the missis.
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the mistress of a household.
missis
British
/ -ɪs, ˈmɪsɪz /
noun
Etymology
Origin of missis
First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress
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