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archwife

noun

Etymology

From Middle English archewyf, arche wif, equivalent to arch- + wife.

  1. inherited from archewyf

Definitions

  1. A big, masculine wife

    A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.

    • You archwives, strong as camels, take the high And overpowering hand against the male.
    • Lady Wallingford had been circulating defamatory libels against Buckingham, leading James to comment that Wallingford was like his father-in-law, 'altogether guided and overruled by an archwife'.
    • "To pay homage to the World Harlot, the Mandrake Venus, the Archwife, the Ever-existing, who has been, is, and will be. […]"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA