To refer to married women, miss to refer to unmarried women and young girls, and ms Has been in use since the sixteenth century, it is a variant of the word mistress. To refer to a woman of unknown marital status or when marital status is irrelevant.
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Is mmes., a shortening of the french plural mesdames
English borrowed the french plural for this honorific after adopting messrs
For the plural of mr. Originated as a contraction of the honorific mistress (the feminine of mister or master) which was originally applied to both married and unmarried women in the upper class Writers who used mrs for unmarried women include daniel defoe, samuel richardson, henry fielding, and samuel johnson. Is a traditional title used for a married woman
Miss is a traditional title used for an unmarried woman Is a title that indicates neither marital status nor gender Miss, when attached to a name, is a traditional title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman. Is a title used for a married woman
The more neutral title ms
Can be used instead for a woman whose marital status is unknown or irrelevant or who expresses a preference for this mode of address. Is a title used before a surname or full name of a married female Is an abbreviation for the word missus, it is pronounced like the word missus
