missis

[ mis-iz, -is ]

/ ˈmɪs ɪz, -ɪs /

Older Use. wife: I'll have to ask the missis.

the mistress of a household.

Also missus.

Origin of missis

First recorded in 1780–90; variant of mistress

Here one of the boys called out, "Thar's Missis a-comin' in!"

Uncle Tom's Cabin |Harriet Beecher Stowe
Can I 'ave the arternoon off to see a bloke abaht a job fer my missis?

Jokes For All Occasions |Anonymous
Missis wouldn't hear of our ridin' the critturs over Lizy's bridge to-night.'

The Freedmen's Book |Lydia Maria Child
There was not one of her servants who spoke of her otherwise than the Missis.

The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6 |Augustus J. C. Hare

An' he run daan th' hill callin' aght 'at we worn't to tell his missis 'at we'd seen him.

Yorkshire Tales. Third Series |John Hartley

missis

/ (ˈmɪsɪz, -ɪs) /

a variant spelling of missus