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Goodwife

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A female head of a household. obsolete

    ""O my lord the Sultan," said the other [the Wazir], "verily women be weakly of wits, and haply this goodwife cometh hither to complain before thee against her goodman or some of her people.""

  2. 2
    A title of respect for a woman obsolete

    "Goodwife Hopkins"

  3. 3
    A title of respect for a woman. obsolete

    "Goodwife Hopkins"

Etymology

From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife.

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