Look up: Wife

1. wife
   [n] - a married woman
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2. Wife
   Wife noun ; plural Wives . [ Middle English wif , Anglo-Saxon wif ; akin to OFries. & Old Saxon wif , Dutch wijf , German weib , Old High German wīb , Icelandic vīf , Danis...
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3. wife
   Pl; Wives . [OE. Wif, AS. Wif; akin to OFries. & OS. Wif, D. Wijf, G. Weib, OHG. Wib, Icel. Vif, Dan. Viv; and perhaps to Skr. Vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. Vibrare to vibrate, E. Vibrate. Cf. Tacitus, [' Germania' 8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum aliquid et providum putant, n...
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4. wife
   married woman noun a married woman; a man`s partner in marriage
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5. Wife
   • (n.) A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like. • (n.) The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.
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6. wife
   (from the article `dowry`) One of the basic functions of a dowry has been to serve as a form of protection for the wife against ill treatment by her husband. A dowry used in ...
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7. wife
   wife: see husband and wife.
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8. Wife
   A woman who has a husband. A wife, as such, possesses rights and is liable to obligations. These will be considered. 1st. She may make contracts for the purchase of real estate for her own benefit, unless her husband expressly dissents. And she is entitled to a legacy directly given to her for her s...
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9. Wife
   A `wife` is a female partner in a marriage. The rights and obligations of the wife regarding her spouse(s) and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time. Origin and etymology: The word is of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wībam<...
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10. Wife
    (novel) `Wife` (1975) is a novel by noted author, Bharati Mukherjee. Plot summary: This is the story of Dimple Dasgupta who has an arranged marriage to Amit Basu, an engineer. They move to the United States and experience culture shock and loneliness. As frustration becomes expressed a...
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