MRS.

Definition: MRS.

MRS.

1. The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Mrs.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Fashion

Manners, breeding; (politeness); air, demeanor; (appearance); savoir faire; gentlemanliness, gentility, decorum, propriety, biens_ance; conventions of society; Mrs. Grundy; punctilio; form, formality; etiquette, point of etiquette; dress.

Misnomer

Noun: misnomer; lucus a non lucendo; Mrs. Malaprop; what d'ye call 'em; (neologism); Hoosier.

Woman

Dame, madam, madame, mistress, Mrs. lady, donna belle, matron, dowager, goody, gammer; Frau, frow, Vrouw, rani; good woman, good wife; squaw; wife. (marriage); matronage, matronhood.

Crosswords: MRS.

I slept alone, Mrs. Lancaster (Groundhog Day; writing credit: Guy Ritchie)

I am an exceptional thief, Mrs. McClane (Die Hard; writing credit: Jeb Stuart)

Mrs. Thompson, I know you must hate me right now but there's something I want you to have (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

Please let it be a Mrs. Potato Head, Mrs (Toy Story; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton)

Then you should know that the killer was Mrs. Voorhees, Jason never appeared until the sequel (Scream; writing credit: Kevin Williamson)

And here's to you, Mrs. Robinson (MRS. ROBINSON; performing artist: Simon and Garfunkel)

God bless you please, Mrs. Robinson (MRS. ROBINSON; performing artist: Simon and Garfunkel)

What's that you say, Mrs. Robinson (MRS. ROBINSON; performing artist: Simon and Garfunkel)

Mrs. Tucker will enter the joint (RAY'S ROCKHOUSE; performing artist: Manhattan Transfer)

See Mrs. Gray she's proud today because her roses are in bloom (Pleasant Valley Sunday; performing artist: The Monkees)

Plenty of love, tons of kisses, hope some day to be your Mrs. (references; author: unknown)

Mrs. Johnson will be entering the hospital this week for testes. (references; author: unknown)

Mrs. Smith's Fish Sauce Shop. (references; author: unknown)

Mr. and Mrs. (1999)

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd (1974)

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (1973)

Big Soft Nelly Mrs. Mouse (1971)

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daugher (performing artist: Herman's Hermits)

Mrs. Robinson (performing artist: Simon and Garfunkel)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Dr. Johnson's Mrs. Thrale : an imaginary monologue to be read or acted based on Mrs. Thrale's own diaries and reminiscences of Dr. Johnson (reference)

• The Lady of Arlington: The Life of Mrs. Robert E. Lee (reference)

• Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (reference)

• Day in the Life of Mrs. Murphy: Murphy's Law Ad Infinitum (reference)

• Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dunphrey (reference)

  (more book examples)

Theater & Movies

• Mrs. Arris Goes to Paris (reference)

• Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle: Answer-Backer & Chores Cure (reference)

• 1950s TV's Greatest Shows Featuring: The Jack Benny Program / Dragnet / The Burns and Allen Show / The Lone Ranger / The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet / Sea Hunt / The Red Skelton Show / Suspense / Our Miss Brooks / Mr. & Mrs. North / The Life of Riley (reference)

• Mrs. Miniver (reference)

• From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E Frankweiler (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Who Put the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine? (reference)

• Me And Mrs. Jones: The Best Of Billy Paul (reference)

• Mrs. Pinocci's Guitar (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head Go On Vacation (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Members of the first National Advisory Cancer Council at the groundbreaking ceremonies at the NCI's building 6 in June, 1938. (Left to right) Francis Wood, C.C Little, James Ewing, Arthur Compton, James Conant, Thomas Parran, and Ludwig Hektoen. This new building, erected on land donated by Mrs. Luke J. Wilson was the fourth to be constructed in the complex that is now the National Institutes of Health. The structure was unique in that year of 1939, with its physical equipment and facilities designed solely for scientific research in a specialized field of science. Building 6 was to house the National Cancer Institute, the first of the nine specialized institutes that would comprise NIH. See also ar003810. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Secretary of the treasury, Henry Morgenthau wields the trowel during the cornerstone laying for NCI's building 6 on June 24, 1939. Mrs. Luke Wilson, whose husband, a cancer victim, donated the land for the building, and Dr. Thomas Parron, the Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service, look on. The PHS was then a part of the Treasury Department. See also ar000175. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Elsa DeWind, long-time resident of Lovango Cay Mrs. DeWind came from New York City in the 1930's Married a native fisherman and lived happily ever after. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Mrs. Morgen attempting to domesticate an armadillo Field camp in south Texas Triangulation party of Carl Aslakson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Captain and Mrs. Fred L. Peacock At the Zamboanga Country Club Off the MARINDUQUE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Mrs. Peacock being carried ashore from small boat She accompanied her husband on ship during his tour as commanding officer Off the MARINDUQUE. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Riding the rickshaws at Shanghai on the way out to the Philippines Future Rear Admiral and Mrs. Paul A. Smith. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Mrs. Boyno, a Lapp woman, married to the late Peter Bals, an Alaskan immigrant. Credit: Fisheries.

Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Hammond Bennett vists a farm in Coon Valley, Wisconsin. Credit: M. F. Schweers.

Mrs. Miller picks okra on the Miller farm near Macon, MS. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Emma was not required, by any subsequent discovery, to retract her ill opinion of Mrs. Elton

In came Mrs. Fezziwig, one vast substantial smile

Mrs. Wainwright got up and walked to the doorway

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

The list of chemicals requiring certification plus modules is determined by Government regulation No. 400/99. To obtain very detailed instructions for certification, including application forms and fees, please contact Mrs. Lukacikova and Mrs. Andocova at the Research institute for Building and Plastic Materials (VUSAPL). (references)

Children

Nicaragua

Mrs. Aleman headed the National Council for the Protection of Children and the National Council for the Eradication of Child Labor. (references)

Economic History

Sri Lanka

In 1970, Mrs. Bandaranaike again assumed the premiership. (references)

Guyana

She was sworn in on December 19. Mrs. Jagan is a founding member of the PPP and was very active in party politics. (references)

Travel

Mauritius

An airport service charge of MRS. 400 ($14) is levied on departing passengers. (references)

Vietnam

You should always address your contacts as Mr., Mrs., Ms. or Miss followed by the given name. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expressions using "MRS.": Mrs. Gandhi ♦ mrs. grundy ♦ Mrs. Henry Wood ♦ Mrs. Humphrey Ward ♦ Mrs. Simpson. Additional references.

Afrikaans

Mevrou (lady, madam), Mev. (lady, madam), dame (lady, madam). (various references)

Albanian

zonjë (able, Dame, Dona, gentlewoman, hostess, housekeeper, lady, ladyship, ma'am, madam, Madame, milady, missis, mistress), znj, zj. (various references)

Arabic 

‏مدام (ma'am). (various references)

Basque

anderea. (various references)

Bulgarian 

госпожа (mistress). (various references)

Catalan

sra, senyora (lady, madam). (various references)

Chinese 

太太 (Madam, married woman, wife), 夫人 (lady, madam). (various references)

Croatian

gospodja, gospoða. (various references)

Czech

paní (lady, madam, Mademoiselle, mistress, mrs, ms, woman). (various references)

Danish

fru (lady, madam), frue (lady, madam). (various references)

Dutch

mevrouw (lady, ma'am, madam). (various references)

Esperanto

sinjorino (lady, madam). (various references)

Estonian

proua. (various references)

Faeroese

frúgv (lady, madam, Miss, spinster, unmarried woman), frúa (lady, madam). (various references)

Finnish

rouva (madam, married woman, wife). (various references)

Flemish

mevrouw, mevr. (various references)

French

madame (Mrs). (various references)

French Canadian

madame. (various references)

Frisian

mefrou (lady, madam), frou (lady, madam, wife, woman). (various references)

German

frau (broad, female, femme, lady, madam, mate, missus, Mrs, Ms, ms., signora, wife, woman). (various references)

Guarani

ña. (various references)

Haitian Creole

madan. (various references)

Hebrew 

מרת (madam). (various references)

Hungarian

megszólítás (accost, apostrophe, form of address, invocation, mr., ms., salutation, serenity, style), néni (Aunt, dame, lady, madam), asszony (girly, jane, missis, missus, skirt, wife, wives, woman, women). (various references)

Icelandic

frú (lady, madam). (various references)

Irish

bean (wife, woman, woman; Mrs.). (various references)

Italian

signora (gentlewoman, lady, ma'am, madam, missis, missus, mistress, mrs, ms, signora, tradesman, wife, woman). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

様 (kind, manner, Mr. or Mrs.). (various references)

Lombard

sciora (lady, madam). (various references)

Luganda

muky. (various references)

Luxembourgish

madame. (various references)

Norwegian

fru (lady, madam). (various references)

Papiamen

señora (lady, madam, thou, wife, ye, you), dama (lady, madam). (various references)

Pidgin English

mrs. (various references)

Polish

państwo (ladies and gentlemen, Mr. and Mrs., state). (various references)

Portuguese

senhora (dame, duchess, lady, ma%27am, ma'am, madam, miss, mistress, wife, woman, you). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

sra. (various references)

Romanian

doamna (lady, madam). (various references)

Russian 

of mistress 2, госпожа (ma'am, madam, missis, mistress, ms.), м-с (mrs). (various references)

Scottish

a'bhean-phòsda. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

gospođa (dona, donna, gentlewoman, lady, madam, madame, missis, missus, ms.). (various references)

Slovene

gospa. (various references)

Somali

marwo. (various references)

Sotho

mme (ma'am, mother). (various references)

Spanish

señorita (demoiselle, madam, Mademoiselle, Miss, missy, ms.). (various references)

Sranan

misi (lady, madam). (various references)

Swahili

bibi (lady, madam). (various references)

Swedish

fru (lady, madam, Madame, married woman, matron, Mrs(misses), wife). (various references)

Tagalog

mrs. (various references)

Tahitian

vahine (Mrs. (woman), woman). (various references)

Tswana

mma (mother). (various references)

Turkish

bayan (Dame, female, lady, lady's, madam, Madame, Miss, missis, mistress, mrs, Mrs./Ms., ms, ms., spinster, unmarried woman, waitress, woman). (various references)

Zulu

unkosikazi (lady, madam), uma (as, if, lady, madam, provided that, when), inkosikazi (lady, madam, wife). (various references)

Misspellings

"MRS." is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Mrisc. (additional references)