goodwife
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goodwife¹
Where it comes from
From Middle English goodwyf, godwyf, godwif, equivalent to good + wife.
noun goodwives · Goodwife
- A female head of a household. "O my lord the Sultan," said the other [the Wazir], "verily women be weakly of wits, and haply this goodwife cometh hither to complain before thee against her goodman or some of her people."
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A title of respect for a woman.
Goodwife Hopkins
Similar: Mrs
Goodwife²
noun goodwife
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A title of respect for a woman
Goodwife Hopkins
Similar: Mrs
Talk about this word "goodwife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/goodwife. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. goodwife. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/goodwife "goodwife." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/goodwife.Cite this
@misc{goodwife_2026,
title = {goodwife},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/goodwife},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
