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wife

wife \'wi-f\ \'wi-vz\ n or wives [ME wif, fr. OE wi-f; akin to OHG wi-b 
   wife] pl  dial  1a: WOMAN  1b: a woman acting in a specified capacity - 
   used in combination {fish(Xwife} 2: a married woman