wife
nounA woman joined to another person in marriage; a female spouse.
To take a wife; marry.
A woman: now only in rural or provincial use, especially in Scotland, and usually with an adjective, or in composition with a noun, implying a woman of humble position.
The mistress of a house; a hostess: called more distinctively the goodwife (correlative to goodman) or the housewīfe.
A woman who is united to a man in the lawful bonds of wedlock; a man's spouse: the correlative of husband.
