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goodwife Definition

good·wife (go̵od′wīf′)

noun pl. -·wives′-wīvz′

  1. a wife or a mistress of a household
  2. a title equivalent to Mrs., applied to a woman ranking below a lady

Etymology: ME: see good & wife

Browse dictionary entries near goodwife

  1. ‹ goods and chattels
  2. ‹ goods
  3. ‹ goodput
  4. ‹ goodness
  5. ‹ goodman
  6. ‹ goodly
  7. ‹ goodish
  8. ‹ goodbye
  9. ‹ Goodall
  10. ‹ good will
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