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Wivehood :: Wivehood (n.) Wifehood.

Spaewife :: Spaewife (n.) A female fortune teller.

Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as, his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to superintend the servants of a household and manage the ordinary domestic affairs..

Huswifely :: Huswifely (a.) Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent.

Rectoress :: Rectoress (n.) The wife of a rector.

Bluebeard :: Bluebeard (n.) The hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate..

Prelatess :: Prelatess (n.) A woman who is a prelate; the wife of a prelate.

Settlement :: Settlement (n.) A disposition of property for the benefit of some person or persons, usually through the medium of trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the act of granting it..

Affinity :: Affinity (n.) Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by with, to, or between..

Mate :: Mate (n.) Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation and the care of their young..

Feere :: Feere (n.) A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere..

Marry :: Marry (v. t.) To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.

Obstetricate :: Obstetricate (v. t.) To assist as a midwife.

Hussy :: Hussy (n.) A housewife or housekeeper.

Stepdame :: Stepchild (n.) A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage.

Peeress :: Peeress (n.) The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by right of marriage..

Skipjack :: Skipjack (n.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish, the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc..

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..

Stepfather :: Stepdaughter (n.) A daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage.

Landgravine :: Landgravine (n.) The wife of a landgrave.

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