Huswifely

Quick meaning: Huswifely is an adjective meaning (archaic) housewifely, i.e. capable, economical, prudent.

Meaning

(archaic) housewifely, i.e. capable, economical, prudent.

More Meanings

1. (archaic) In the manner of a housewife; capably; economically; prudently.

Example Sentences

1568, Matthew Parker et al. (translators), Bishops’ Bible, Proverbs 12.4, A huswifely woman is a crowne vnto her husbande: but she that behaueth her selfe vnhonestly, is as corruption in his bones.

1573, Thomas Tusser, Fiue Hundreth Points of Good Husbandry, London: Richard Tottill, “Enstructions to Huswiferie,” This care hath a huswife all daye in her hed, that all thing in season be huswifely fed.

Besydes that it is false that vnac[t]yfe men lede a quiete lyfe for els it must be that the lyfe of women were more quietous than that of men as they that syt watchyng at home occupied in huswifely occupations.

1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Henry Cripps, Partition 3, Section 2, Member 5, Subsection 3, pp. 649-650, In taking a dowre thou loosest thy liberty, hazardest thine estate; thou hadst better haue taken a good huswifely maid in her smocke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include housewifey, wifelike, wivish, old-wifish, old-wivish, husbandish.

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