In modern times ‘Ms’ is often written before a woman’s last name. It avoids distinguishing her more precisely as either ‘Mrs’ or ‘Miss’, a distinction that many women feel is irrelevant. ‘Ms’...

Ms., or Ms (UK usage), (pronounced [mɪz]) is an English honorific used with the last name or full name of a woman. Ms., like Mrs. and Miss, is a contraction of the honorific "Mistress", which is the feminine of "Mister" or "Master". However, unlike...