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- Goodwife (Scots: Guidwife), usually abbreviated Goody, was a polite form of address for women, formerly used how Mrs., Miss and Ms. are used today. Its...
- Prudence accidentally drops her doll in the water and begs her harsh mother, Goodwife Cruff, to get it back for her. Impulsively, Kit jumps into the water and...
- poem "Goody Santa Claus on a Sleigh Ride" (1889). "Goody" is short for "Goodwife", i.e., "Mrs." In 2018, there was an increasing demand for holiday appearances...
- Witchcraft. Kessinger Publishing. p. 1118. ISBN 0-7661-8359-9. "Profile of Goodwife Knapp". Archived from the original on 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2013-06-21...
- however, of a lesser social rank than a man addressed as Mister. Compare Goodwife. The terms were used in England and Puritan New England. They are perhaps...
- Look up Goodwife or goodwife in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Good Wife is an American television series. The Good Wife may also refer to: The Good...
- was recorded to be the first woman to die from hanging in the colony. "'Goodwife Bishop her Neighb'r wife of Edw: Bishop Jun'r might not be permitted to...
- Birth-Mark"; the sinned-against (abandoned) Ester of "Ethan Brand"; and goodwife Faith Brown, linchpin of Young Goodman Brown's very belief in God. "My...
- — Goodwife Lake, wife of Henry, of Dorchester 1650 — Goodwife Kendall, of Cambridge 1651 — Mary Parsons, of Springfield, at Boston 1651 — Goodwife B****ett...
- term of address, used where Mister (Mr.) would be used today. Compare Goodwife. Notable people with the surname include: Abraham Goodman, known as Abby...