ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wives

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /waɪvz/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Wives is a noun meaning plural of wife.

Meaning

plural of wife.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) genitive of wife

Example Sentences

[…] beautie in his wiues face, will féede his heart with a thouſand delights: […]
He found a freſh Subject for his Admiration, when he ſaw the Prickles on that which bore his Wives Name, and the two others without any.
[…] where Hercules and Omphale having changed garments, he lying in his wives clothes, and ſhe in his Lions skin, made the luſtfull God mistake ſo unluckily, […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brides, couples, females, femmes, handcuffs, housewives.

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