Goodwife (Scots: Guidwife), usually abbreviated Goody, was a polite form of address for women, formerly used where `Mrs.`, `Miss` and `Ms.` would be used today. Its male counterpart is Goodman. However, a woman addressed by this title was of a lesser social rank than a woman addressed as Mistress. `Goodwife` and `Goody` were used in Engl...
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• (n.) The mistress of a house.
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Good'wife` noun The mistress of a house. [ Archaic]
Robynson (More's Utopia). Found on
http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/44
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