Honorific Question: 旦那さん

The secretary at my wife's company usually calls me 旦那さん. I confess to not knowing this term before; the first time she used it, it took me a moment to realize she was talking to me. I gather this means either "husband" or "sir" depending on context.

Could anyone give me a better idea of what relationship the use of だんな implies, and how casually it can be used? The translations at Space ALC seem to include everything from "master" to "buddy".

Paul

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