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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.

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

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