English Explanatory Dictionary

archwife

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.

Word forms

archwife archwives

Etymology

From Middle English archewyf, arche wif, equivalent to arch- + wife.

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