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Mr. is an abbreviation for mister or master. Mrs. is an abbreviation for mistress.

Originally, Mrs. was used for both married and unmarried women. It stood for woman of the house. Then, because of how we pronounce words, Mrs. stood for Missus and the word Mistress was used only for a woman involved with a married man.

In the 1970s, Ms. (for Miss, but pronounced like Mizbecame popular in the Feminist movement. Women no longer needed to be defined as Single, Miss, or reveal they are married by being forced to use Mrs.

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"MRS" is short for "Mrs." which is the title used to address a married woman. The abbreviation "Mrs." is derived from the word "mistress" which originally meant a woman in a position of authority or control. The extra "r" likely comes from the phonetic pronunciation of the word "mistress" indicating that it is pronounced with the "r" sound.

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