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Where Does Mrs Originate From?

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    Mrs is an English title. It is used for the women generally the married women. These are the women that are not qualified for being given a higher status for instances a lady. The pronunciation of the abbreviation may vary from region to region. It is very rarely spelt out. Whenever it is spelt, it is pronounced as missis or missus.

    The origin of term comes in contraction of Mistress which is the feminine version of Mister or Master. The title was split in the seventeenth century as Mrs. for the married women and miss for the unmarried women.
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