Defn: A mistress; a wife; — so used by the illiterate. G. Eliot.
MISSISH
Miss"ish, a.
Defn: Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.
— Miss"ish*ness, n.
MISSIT
Mis*sit", v. t.
Defn: To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MISSIVE
Mis"sive, a. Etym: [See Missive, n.]
1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive. Ayliffe.
2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." Dryden. Letters missive, letters conveying the permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons, and are distinguished from letters patent, which are addressed to the public.
MISSIVE
Mis"sive, n. Etym: [F. lettre missive. See Mission, n.]
1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.