The two titles date all the way back to the 1500s.
Most of us probably haven't ever given a second thought to the titles that we use, but it turns out 'Mrs' and 'Miss' have quite a significant meaning.
The Mirror reports that one Reddit user asked: "Where did the titles Mr, Mrs and Ms come from? Are they bastardisations of Master? Is Ms for divorced women only?" A statement reads: "Traditionally, Mr is used before the names of men and boys. The contraction Mr has been used since the 1500s. Mr was used as a shortening of master, a title used for men of high authority. By the mid-18th century, both Mr and its longer form Mister had become distinct words from master and became common English honorifics to generally address men of higher social rank.
A third user said: "Women’s titles denotes whether they’re single or married. The only one that is really a title of respect is Lady, Lady Smith, for example."
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