wifehood
Meanings
noun
- The quality or state of being a wife.
- The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Middle English wifhode, wifhod, wifhede, from Old English wīfhād (“femininity; the female sex”), equivalent to wife + -hood.
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