Contains

• mayoress

  The wife of a mayor.

• marchioness

  The wife or widow of a marquis.

• vicereine

  Wife of a viceroy.

• golf widow

  A wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf.

• uxor

  (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife.

• viscountess

  A wife or widow of a viscount.

• housewife

  A wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income.

• signora

  An Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name.

• sheika

  The wife of a sheik.

• first lady

  The wife of a chief executive.

• battle-ax

  A sharp-tongued domineering wife.

• crown princess

  The wife of a crown prince.

• honest woman

  A wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially...

• matron

  A married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified.

• missus

  Informal term of address for someone's wife.

• old lady

  Your own wife; "meet my old lady".

• trophy wife

  A wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older...