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women of the house

women of the house is the plural of woman of the house.

Meaning of woman of the house

Noun

woman of the house (plural women of the house)

  1. The foremost female authority figure of a household.
    • As far as she was concerned she was the woman of the house and intended to fulfil her duties.1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 47

Questions about women of the house

What is women of the house the plural of?
Women of the house is the plural of woman of the house.

Words near women of the house in the dictionary

  1. women of ill fame
  2. women of ill repute
  3. women of letters
  4. women of means
  5. women of the cloth
  6. women of the house
  7. women of the night
  8. women of the people
  9. women of the street
  10. women of the town
  11. women of the world

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