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archwives

archwives is the plural of archwife.

Meaning of archwife

Noun

archwife (plural archwives)

  1. A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.
    • You archwives, strong as camels, take the high
      And overpowering hand against the male.1977, Geoffrey Chaucer, Theodore Morrison, The Portable Chaucer: Revised Edition

Questions about archwives

What is archwives the plural of?
Archwives is the plural of archwife.

Words near archwives in the dictionary

  1. archwire
  2. archwires
  3. archwise
  4. archwitch
  5. archwitches
  6. archwives
  7. archwizard
  8. archwizards
  9. archwork
  10. archy
  11. archæ-

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