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Wifehood

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wife  (wf)
n. pl. wives (wvz)
A woman joined to a man in marriage; a female spouse.
[Middle English wif, from Old English wf; see ghwbh- in Indo-European roots.]
wifehood n.


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Nor did Anne wish it otherwise; the little room was sacred to youth and girlhood--to the past that was to close today before the chapter of wifehood opened.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
Everything seemed hallowed to her: this was to be the home of her wifehood, and she looked up with eyes full of confidence to Mr.
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