Wifely
Pronunciation : Wife"ly
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. wiflic.]
Definition : Defn: Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. "Wifely patience." Chaucer. With all the tenderness of wifely love. Dryden.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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