Ms Definition

miz
mses., mss
abbreviation
Manuscript.
Webster's New World
Millisecond.
Webster's New World
Manuscript.
Webster's New World
Master of Science.
Webster's New World
Magnetic south.
American Heritage
noun
Used as a courtesy title before the surname or full name of a woman or girl.
Ms. Doe; Ms. Jane Doe.
American Heritage
Used in informal titles for a woman to indicate the epitomizing of an attribute or activity.
Ms. Fashionable; Ms. Volleyball.
American Heritage

Abbreviation of manuscript.

Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Ms

Noun

Singular:
ms
Plural:
mss

Origin of Ms

  • Pre-19th century contraction of "Mistress" (http://www.buffalonews.com/opinion/columns/missmanners/index.html); widely adopted by feminists from the 1970s onwards as a non-sexist title that does not reveal or assume the marital status of the woman to which it is applied, by analogy with Mr, which functions in this way.

    From Wiktionary

  • Blend of Miss Mrs.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition