A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
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Alt. of Battle-axe
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A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.
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The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
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The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.
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A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.
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The wife of a mayor.
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A mistress; a wife; -- so used by the illiterate.
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The wife of a king.
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Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the Italians.
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The wife of a viscount.
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The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (Ilex Paraguensis). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, a…
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One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker; an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." Shak. Hence: (a) A husband or a wife. (b)…
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A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married person, husband or wife.
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An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female person.
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