wife - definition of wife by The Free Dictionary

wife (w f) n. pl. wives (w vz) A woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse. [Middle English wif, from Old English w f; see ghw bh-in Indo-European roots.] wife hood n. wife (waɪf) n, pl wives (waɪvz) 1. (Law) a man's partner in marriage;

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