rebbetzin

or reb·bitz·in

[ reb-i-tsin ]

/ ˈrɛb ɪ tsɪn /

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noun Yiddish.

the wife of a rabbi.

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Words nearby rebbetzin

rebate, rebated, rebatement, rebato, rebbe, rebbetzin, rebec, Rebecca, Rebekah, rebel, rebeldom

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How to use rebbetzin in a sentence

The "Rebbetzin" is probably a phenomenon belonging to a past epoch.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
The more modest and simple the Rav, the haughtier and more exigent the Rebbetzin.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
The rabbi also came to the Ring, and with him the Rebbetzin.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank
The Rebbetzin has been suffering two or three months with rheumatism, and lies in another room.
Yiddish Tales|Various

I tell you there was a to-do when they went to receive him and his Rebbetzin; they rode as far as Kandrzin and met him there.
Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch|Ulrich Frank

British Dictionary definitions for rebbetzin

rebbetzin

/ (ˈrɛbətsən) /

noun

Judaism the wife of a rabbi

Word Origin for rebbetzin

from Yiddish

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