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Webster 1913 Edition

Goodwife

Good′wifeˊ

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Noun.
The mistress of a house.
[Archaic]
Robynson (More’s Utopia).

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Goodwife

Goodwife

See also: goodwife

English

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Adjective

Goodwife ‎(not comparable)

  1. (A title of respect for a woman).
    Goodwife Hopkins

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goodwife

goodwife

See also: Goodwife

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

goodwife ‎(not comparable)

  1. A title of respect for a woman.
    Goodwife Hopkins

Synonyms

Derived terms

Noun

goodwife ‎(plural goodwives)

  1. (obsolete) A female head of a household

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