Wifehood
Pronunciation : Wife"hood
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. wifhad.]
Definition : 1. Womanhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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