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goodwife definition

good·wife (go̵od′wīf′)

noun pl. goodwives -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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