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goodwife
[ good-wahyf ]
noun
, plural good·wives [good, -wahyvz].
- Chiefly Scot. the mistress of a household.
- (initial capital letter) Archaic. a title of respect for a woman.
goodwife
/ ˈɡʊdˌwaɪf /
noun
- the mistress of a household
- a woman not of gentle birth: used as a title
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He was disguised as a woman, and appeared to be a simple old peasant goodwife.
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Goodman and goodwife were in those days used in the same way as Mr. and Mrs. are now.
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Goodwife Hunter was gagged and made to stand in the stocks for "Sundry exhorbitance of ye toung."
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Then my father looked in at the door and said, "'Tis time, goodwife, for young folks to be abed."
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Once a "goodwife" by the name of Alice Flynt was required to show that she was worth money enough to be able to wear a silk hood.
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