missis

American  

[mis-iz, -is] / ˈmɪs ɪz, -ɪs /

Also missus

noun

1. Older Use. wife.

   I'll have to ask the missis.

2. the mistress of a household.

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missis British  

/ -ɪs, ˈmɪsɪz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of missus

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Etymology

Origin of missis

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress

Example Sentences

The headline reads, “Piping the Aldi mayo into the same Hellman’s bottle we’ve had for a year so the missis will not know she’s a commoner.”

From Fox News • Sep. 24, 2019

“This is when I started driving the missis crazy, because I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up,” Dupre said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 7, 2014

Yep, he and the missis were planning to take a vacation.

From Time Magazine Archive

You know, miss, how proud we should be to have you with us; the missis and me have talked that over already.”

From Luck at the Diamond Fields by Belgrave, Dalrymple J.

"All these rooms are occupied by the master and missis," said Deborah, alluding to the steward and his sister.

From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 1 (of 3) A Novel by Wood, Mrs. Henry