- goodwife
- noun Date: 13th century 1. archaic the mistress of a household 2. archaic Mrs.
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
goodwife
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Goodwife — Good wife , n. The mistress of a house. [Archaic] Robynson (More s Utopia). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Goodwife — Goodwife, usually abbreviated Goody, was a polite form of address for women of lower social standing in the 1600s, formerly used where Missus (Mrs.), Miss and Ms. would be used today. Its male counterpart is Goodman.The terms were used in England … Wikipedia
goodwife — [good′wīf΄] n. pl. goodwives [good′wīvz΄] [ME: see GOOD & WIFE] Archaic 1. a wife or a mistress of a household 2. a title equivalent to Mrs., applied to a woman ranking below a lady … English World dictionary
goodwife — adjective (A title of respect for a woman). Goodwife Hopkins Syn: Mrs … Wiktionary
Goodwife — adjective (A title of respect for a woman). Goodwife Hopkins Syn: Mrs … Wiktionary
goodwife — /good wuyf /, n., pl. goodwives / wuyvz /. 1. Chiefly Scot. the mistress of a household. 2. (cap.) Archaic. a title of respect for a woman. [1275 1325; ME; see GOOD, WIFE] * * * … Universalium
goodwife — n. mistress of a house (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
goodwife — noun (plural goodwives) archaic, chiefly Scottish the female head of a household … English new terms dictionary
goodwife — n. 1. Goodwoman, goody, gammer. 2. Wife, housewife, mistress of the house … New dictionary of synonyms
goodwife — good·wife … English syllables
