<P> Ms. began to be used as early as the 17th century , along with Miss and Mrs. , as a title derived from the then formal Mistress , which , like Mister , did not originally indicate marital status . Ms. , however , fell into disuse in favor of the other two titles and was not revived until the 20th century . </P>
<P> Ms. began to be used as early as the 17th century , along with Miss and Mrs. , as a title derived from the then formal Mistress , which , like Mister , did not originally indicate marital status . Ms. , however , fell into disuse in favor of the other two titles and was not revived until the 20th century . </P>
when did the term ms come into use
when did the term ms come into use
as early as the 17th century
as early as the 17th century