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goodwives

goodwives is the plural of goodwife.

Meaning of goodwife

Noun

goodwife (plural goodwives)

  1. (obsolete) A female head of a household.
    • "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."1885–1888, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, Supplemental Nights to the Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night […], Shammar edition, volume (please specify the volume), [London]: […]...
  2. (obsolete) A title of respect for a woman.
    • Goodwife Hopkins
    Synonyms:
    Mrs

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Questions about goodwives

What is goodwives the plural of?
Goodwives is the plural of goodwife.

Words near goodwives in the dictionary

  1. goodwilly
  2. Goodwin
  3. Goodwin Sands
  4. Goodwine
  5. Goodwines
  6. goodwives
  7. Goodwood
  8. Goodwood Island
  9. Goodwright
  10. Goodwyn
  11. Goodwyns

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