Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Used as a courtesy title for a married or widowed woman before the surname or full name of her husband: Mrs. Doe; Mrs. John Doe.
- n. Used as a courtesy title for a married, widowed, or divorced woman before her own surname or full name: Mrs. Doe; Mrs. Jane Doe. See Usage Note at Ms.
- n. Used in informal titles for a married woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity: Mrs. Wonderful; Mrs. Organization.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An abbreviation of Mistress or Missis.
- n. An abbreviation of Member of the Royal Society of Literature.
GNU Webster's 1913
- The customary abbreviation of Mistress or Missess when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing.
WordNet 3.0
Etymologies
- Abbreviation of mistress.
Examples
“A female prostitute with the moniker Mrs. Profit gave birth in 1981 to twins, both of whom died in San Francisco of pediatric AIDS.”
The Huffington Post: Laurie Garrett: AIDS at 30: The Real Story
““I plan to use the name Mrs. Giles Masters,” Minerva said quickly.”
““How does the name Mrs. Janice Gianotta sound?” she asked.”
“I wanted to sign my name Mrs. Ho on the hospital release form.”
“Someone had falsified information in order to get a credit card—or several—in the name Mrs. Ronald Reynolds.”
“Without uttering a word Mrs. Lachlan dashed from the room.”
“Ariana had once caught her doodling the name Mrs. John Staton in the back of her spring issue of Vogue, and knew that the two of them were serious.”
“Many of the women who vote in Republican primaries are very conservative and prefer the title Mrs. (END OF VIDEOTAPE)”
“Many of the women who vote in Republican primaries are very conservative and prefer the title Mrs. (END VIDEOTAPE)”
“Last year, thanks to the Jimmy Fund, Routh got a pretend marriage to Bieber to earn the moniker Mrs. Bieber.'”
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