Timeline for Did "Mrs" originally imply possession?
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| Feb 3, 2017 at 16:20 | vote | accept | Matthew | ||
| Aug 28, 2011 at 1:40 | history | edited | user10893 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 16, 2011 at 9:37 | comment | added | Tim Lymington | Mr is also the abbreviation for Master, as in 'Master of Arts' (probably the origin of the more generic form). In this sense, the feminine is Mra, from Latin magistra. I have seen this used once in my life: the equivalent for PhDs, Drx, is more common (perhaps three or four times). | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 7:31 | comment | added | Sjoerd C. de Vries | Interestingly, the Dutch word Meester is used to address a primary school teacher, and it's the formal title of a lawyer (abbreviated as mr.). In addition, engine drivers are also called Meester and it is sometimes used in the bible to address Jesus. However, it is never used in the same way as the English Mister, for which the Dutch use Meneer, which derives from Mijn heer (my Lord) (compare with the German Mein Herr). There is a female form of Meester, namely Meesteres, but nowadays it is almost exclusively used to denote a dominant woman in the context of SM. | |
| Aug 16, 2011 at 0:54 | history | edited | user10893 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2011 at 8:47 | comment | added | Matt E. Эллен | An interesting video on the subject: hotforwords Mr. and Mrs. | |
| Aug 10, 2011 at 6:04 | history | answered | user10893 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |