goodwife

See also: Goodwife

English

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

goodwife (plural goodwives)

(obsolete) A female head of a household.
- 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:
  "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."
(obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
Goodwife Hopkins

单词	goodwife
释义	goodwife See also: Goodwife English Alternative forms (title): Goodwife Etymology From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good +‎ wife. Noun goodwife (plural goodwives) (obsolete) A female head of a household. 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night: "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." (obsolete) A title of respect for a woman. Goodwife Hopkins Synonyms (title): Mrs Derived terms (title): goody
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