wife
v. marry a wife (rare usage) n. female spouse; woman acting in a particular capacity (used in combination: e.g. midwife); woman (Old Usage) | ||||
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Wife Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(n.)
A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
(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.
(n.)
A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like.
| WordNet 2.0 |
wife
Noun
1. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
(synonym) married woman
(antonym) husband, hubby, married man
(hypernym) woman, adult female
(hyponym) battle-ax, battle-axe
Noun
1. a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
(synonym) married woman
(antonym) husband, hubby, married man
(hypernym) woman, adult female
(hyponym) battle-ax, battle-axe
| Australian Slang |
The wife's best friend
penis
penis
Wife-beater
long thin loaf of bread
Wife-starver
(prison) person convicted for neglecting maintenance payments
| hEnglish - advanced version |
wife
wife
wife's equity (law), the equitable right or claim of a married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in action, or out of any property of hers which is under the jurisdiction of the court of chancery, for the support of herself and her children...
see wife
similar words(6)
pudding wife
old wife
to take to wife
lot`s wife
butter wife
to give to wife
wife
wife's equity (law), the equitable right or claim of a married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in action, or out of any property of hers which is under the jurisdiction of the court of chancery, for the support of herself and her children...
see wife
similar words(6)
pudding wife
old wife
to take to wife
lot`s wife
butter wife
to give to wife
| Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1 |
wife
bean
my wife: mo bhean [mow vain]
bean
my wife: mo bhean [mow vain]
| English Phonetics |
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Gwraig
Gwraig = n. a woman; wife
Gwraig = n. a woman; wife
Presen
Presen = n. the present; this wife
Wife Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
| The 'Lectric Law Library |
Wife
A woman who has a husband.
A wife, as such, possesses rights and is liable to obligations. These will be considered. 1st. She may make contracts for the purchase of real estate for her own benefit, unless her husband expressly dissents. And she is entitled to a legacy directly given to her for her separate use. In some places, by statutory provision, she may act as a feme sole trader, and as such acquire personal property.
2d. She may in Pennsylvania, and in most other states, convey her interest in her own or her husband's lands by deed acknowledged in a form prescribed by law.
3d. She is under obligation to love, honor and obey her husband and is bound to follow him wherever he may desire to establish himself: (it is presumed not out of the boundaries of the United States,) unless the husband, by acts of injustice and such as are contrary to his marital duties, renders her life or happiness insecure.
4th. She is not liable for any obligations she enters into to pay money on any contract she makes, while she lives with her husband; she is presumed in such case to act as the agent of her husband.
5th. The incapacities of femes covert, apply to their civil rights, and are intended for their protection and interest. Their political rights stand upon different grounds, they can, therefore, acquire and lose a national char-acter. These rights stand upon the general principles of the law of nations.
6th. A wife, like all other persons, when she acts with freedom, may be punished for her criminal acts. But the law presumes, when she commits in his presence a crime, not malum in se, as murder or treason, that she acts by the command and coercion of her husband, and, upon this ground, she is exempted from punishment. But this is only a presumption of law, and if it appears, upon the evidence, that she did not in fact commit the act under compulsion, but was herself a principal actor and inciter in it, she may be punished.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
A woman who has a husband.
A wife, as such, possesses rights and is liable to obligations. These will be considered. 1st. She may make contracts for the purchase of real estate for her own benefit, unless her husband expressly dissents. And she is entitled to a legacy directly given to her for her separate use. In some places, by statutory provision, she may act as a feme sole trader, and as such acquire personal property.
2d. She may in Pennsylvania, and in most other states, convey her interest in her own or her husband's lands by deed acknowledged in a form prescribed by law.
3d. She is under obligation to love, honor and obey her husband and is bound to follow him wherever he may desire to establish himself: (it is presumed not out of the boundaries of the United States,) unless the husband, by acts of injustice and such as are contrary to his marital duties, renders her life or happiness insecure.
4th. She is not liable for any obligations she enters into to pay money on any contract she makes, while she lives with her husband; she is presumed in such case to act as the agent of her husband.
5th. The incapacities of femes covert, apply to their civil rights, and are intended for their protection and interest. Their political rights stand upon different grounds, they can, therefore, acquire and lose a national char-acter. These rights stand upon the general principles of the law of nations.
6th. A wife, like all other persons, when she acts with freedom, may be punished for her criminal acts. But the law presumes, when she commits in his presence a crime, not malum in se, as murder or treason, that she acts by the command and coercion of her husband, and, upon this ground, she is exempted from punishment. But this is only a presumption of law, and if it appears, upon the evidence, that she did not in fact commit the act under compulsion, but was herself a principal actor and inciter in it, she may be punished.
This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.
| Dream Dictionary |
Wife
To dream of your wife, denotes unsettled affairs and discord in the home.
To dream that your wife is unusually affable, denotes that you will receive profit from some important venture in trade.
For a wife to dream her husband whips her, foretells unlucky influences will cause harsh criticism in the home and a general turmoil will ensue.
To dream of your wife, denotes unsettled affairs and discord in the home.
To dream that your wife is unusually affable, denotes that you will receive profit from some important venture in trade.
For a wife to dream her husband whips her, foretells unlucky influences will cause harsh criticism in the home and a general turmoil will ensue.
| Glossary of Genealogy Terms |
wife
A married woman; a woman in her relationship with her spouse
A married woman; a woman in her relationship with her spouse
Wife Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Easton's Bible Dictionary |
Wife
The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife's legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband. Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).
The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife's legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband. Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).
| Smith's Bible Dictionary |
Wife
See: Marriage
See: Marriage
Wife Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
wife
uxor
uxor
Wife Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Wife
ko-telsu
ko-telsu
| English - Klingon |
wife
n. be'nal
n. be'nal
your wife
n. be'nallI
Wife Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Basic Guide to ASL |
Wife
The thumb of the right 'A'
hand moves down along the right jawbone, almost to the chin. The hands are then clasped together, right above left.
The thumb of the right 'A'
Wife Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
WMOJ
WMOJ (Mojo 100.3) is an Urban Adult Contemporary radio station licensed to Norwood, Ohio.
On September 2 2006, Radio One, Inc. acquired the intellectual property and call letters of the station from Cumulus Media Partners, and moved it from 94.9 FM to 100.3 FM. 100.3 had been moved into the Cincinnati market by Radio One, after it purchased the former WIFE-FM in Connersville, Indiana.
Cumulus retained ownership of the 94.9 FM frequency, and after the 2006 Cincinnati radio station reorganization in which the 94.9 frequency was traded to Entercom Communications, 94.9 FM is now the home of WSWD "The Sound", an alternative rock station. The station is now operated by Bonneville International.
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