English Explanatory Dictionary

housewifeship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The management of a household; housewifery.
  2. The role or status of a housewife.

Word forms

housewifeship

Etymology

From Middle English husewijfschip, husewifschipe, equivalent to housewife + -ship. Cognate with Scots housewifeskip.

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