| 单词 |
archwife |
| 释义 |
† ˈarchwife Obs. [f. arch- 2 + wife.] ‘A wife of a superior order’ (Tyrwhitt); a strong or masterful wife, a virago (‘Mannweib’ Mätzner).
c1386Chaucer Clerk's T. 1139 Ye archiwyuis [v.r. Arche wiffes], stondeth at defense, Syn ye be stronge. c1430Pol., Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 46 But archwyfes, eger in ther violence, Ferse as a tigre for to make affray. |
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