Definition of wife

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Wife (n.) The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married woman; -- correlative of husband.

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Deuterogamy :: Deuterogamy (n.) A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law. See Bigamy..
Aunt :: Aunt (n.) The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.
Midwifery :: Midwifery (n.) The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics.
Marchioness :: Marchioness (n.) The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
Helpmate :: Helpmate (n.) A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife..
Seal :: Seal (v. t.) Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or additional wife..
Catch :: Catch (n.) Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife in matrimony..
Happily :: Happily (adv.) In a happy manner or state; in happy circumstances; as, he lived happily with his wife..
Obstetrical :: Obstetrical (a.) Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art..
Sakti :: Sakti (n.) The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle..
Goody :: Goody (n.) Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.
Fruitful :: Fruitful (a.) Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife..
Jealousy :: "Jealousy (n.) The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover..
Portion :: Portion (n.) A wife's fortune; a dowry.
Volunteer :: Volunteer (a.) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom, or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made..
Obstetricate :: Obstetricate (v. i.) To perform the office of midwife.
Frank-marriage :: Frank-marriage (n.) A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies begotten..
Consort :: Consort (n.) One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner; especially, a wife or husband..
Housewive :: Housewive (v. t.) To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize..
Postnuptial :: Postnuptial (a.) Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial settlement on a wife..
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