Wife Definition–noun | 1. | a woman joined in marriage to a man; a woman considered in relation to her husband; spouse. | | 2. | a woman (archaic or dial., except in idioms): old wives' tale. | –verb (used without object), verb (used with object) —Idiom | 4. | take to wife, to marry (a particular woman): He took an heiress to wife. | |
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