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/wuyf"hood/, n.1. the state of being a wife.2. wifely character or quality; wifeliness.[1350-1400; ME wifhood, OE wifhad. See WIFE, -HOOD]
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Wifehood — Wife hood, n. [AS. wifh[=a]d.] [1913 Webster] 1. Womanhood. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wifehood — ˈwīfˌhu̇d noun Etymology: Middle English wifhod, wifhode, from Old English wīfhād womanhood, from wīf woman, wife + hād hood : the quality or state of being a wife achieved the status of wifehood … Useful english dictionary
wifehood — noun see wife … New Collegiate Dictionary
wifehood — noun The quality or state of being a wife See Also: motherhood … Wiktionary
wifehood — wife·hood || waɪfhÊŠd n. state of being a wife, being married … English contemporary dictionary
wifehood — wife·hood … English syllables
wifehood — /ˈwaɪfhʊd/ (say wuyfhood) noun 1. the position or relation of a wife. 2. wifely character …
English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue … Wikipedia
wivehood — wiveˈhood noun (Spenser) Wifehood • • • Main Entry: ↑wive * * * wivehood, less, ly see wifehood, etc … Useful english dictionary
wife|dom — «WYF duhm», noun. = wifehood. (Cf. ↑wifehood) … Useful english dictionary
