missus

Alternative forms

 * missis

Etymology
Representing a typical pronunciation of, a corrupted form of.

Noun

 * 1)  Wife or girlfriend.

Usage notes
The "wife or girlfriend" sense is most commonly used in phrases such as 'the missus or 'my missus'. Traditionally, "missus" refers only to someone's wife. More recently, it has come to be used by some people also to refer to a girlfriend.

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) a sending, dispatching
 * 2) a throwing, hurling, cast, shot
 * 3)  a round
 * 4)  a course

Etymology 2
Perfect passive participle of

Participle

 * 1) sent, having been sent, caused to go, having been caused to go
 * 2) * 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:25
 * "la"

- et missus est angelus Domini sanctus Rafahel ut curaret ambos quorum uno tempore fuerat oratio in conspectu Domini recitata


 * 1) let go, having been let go, released, having been released, discharged, having been discharged
 * 2) thrown, having been thrown, hurled, having been hurled, cast, having been cast, launched, having been launched
 * 3) sent out, having been sent out, emitted, having been emitted
 * 4) uttered, having been uttered
 * 5) dismissed, having been dismissed, disregarded, having been disregarded
 * 6) put to an end, having been put to an end