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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: mistress

missus

 noun
     
mis‧sus , missis [singular] spoken informal
1 a man's wife, or girlfriend who lives with him:
How's the missus?
2 British English used when speaking to a woman whose name you do not know:
Hey, missus, are these your kids?
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