wives

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /waɪvz/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪvz

Noun

wives

  1. plural of wife
  2. (obsolete) genitive of wife
    • 1582 February 3, George Whetstone, An Heptameron of Ciuill Discourses. […], London: […] Richard Iones, […]:
      […] beautie in his wiues face, will féede his heart with a thouſand delights: […]
    • 1660, H[enry] More, An Explanation of the Grand Mystery of Godliness; or, A True and Faithfull Representation of the Everlasting Gospel of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, the Onely Begotten Son of God and Sovereign over Men and Angels, London: […] J. Flesher, for W. Morden […], page 80:
      […] 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, […]
    • 1711, [Laurent] B[ordelon], [unknown], transl., A History of the Ridiculous Extravagancies of Monsieur Oufle; […], London: […] J. Morphew, […], page 43:
      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.

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Noun

wives

  1. genitive singular of wijf

Middle English

Noun

wives

  1. Alternative form of wif
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