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What (who) is missus - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Missus (disambiguation)
missus
also missis
1.
Some people refer to a man's wife as his missus. (INFORMAL)
That's what bugs my missus more than anything...
I do a bit of shopping for the missus.
= old lady
N-SING: poss/the N
2.
In some parts of Britain, people use missus as a very informal way of addressing a woman who they do not know.
Thanks, missus.
N-VOC
Missus dominicus
ADMINISTRATOR COMMISSIONED BY THE FRANKISH KING OR HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
Missi dominici; Missi; Sendgraf; Missus Dominicus; Missus dominici; Missaticum; Missus imperatoris
A missus dominicus (plural missi dominici), Latin for "envoy[s] of the lord [ruler]" or palace inspector, also known in Dutch as Zendgraaf (German: Sendgraf), meaning "sent Graf", was an official commissioned by the Frankish king or Holy Roman Emperor to supervise the administration, mainly of justice, in parts of his dominions too remote for frequent personal visits. As such, the missus performed important intermediary functions between royal and local administrations.
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Missus
Missus may signify
- The spoken pronunciation of Mrs., often jocular or in dialect
- Missus dominicus, an "envoy of the lord" in Frankish court culture.
Examples of use of missus
1. His missus, the clunkiest dancer since Pinocchio?
2. Prescott was the thick Northerner with the dolled–up missus.
3. My missus has threatened to throw it down the toilet.
4. He said the reference to "the missus" related to his then fiancee and now wife, Nicola.
5. But for some singles, it will be a hit — or a missus.