Definitions
A married woman considered in relation to her spouse.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English wyf, wif, from Old English wīf (“woman, wife”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīb, from Proto-Germanic *wībą (“woman; wife”).
Used in a sentence
“The Fisherman and His Wife”
“And I geue vnto the ſame Elizabeth my wif the ſparuers and hangings of the ſame twoo beddes vſuallye occupied, and hanging ouer and about the ſame twoo beddes[…]”
“A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Married woman”4 letters
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