"goodwife" meaning in All languages combined

See goodwife on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: goodwives [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|goodwyf}} Middle English goodwyf, {{af|en|good|wife}} good + wife Head templates: {{en-noun|goodwives}} goodwife (plural goodwives)
  1. (obsolete) A female head of a household. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-goodwife-en-noun-qR~JIwqZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (obsolete) A title of respect for a woman. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (title): Mrs, Goodwife Derived forms (title): goody
    Sense id: en-goodwife-en-noun-CABdxG0r Disambiguation of 'title': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'title': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: goodman

Inflected forms

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