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单词 archwife
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archwifen.

Etymology: < arch- prefix 2 + wife n.
Obsolete.
‘A wife of a superior order’ (Tyrwhitt); a strong or masterful wife, a virago (‘Mannweib’ Mätzner).
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c1386 G. Chaucer Clerk's Tale 1139 Ye archiwyuis [v.r. Arche wiffes], stondeth at defense, Syn ye be stronge.
c1430 Pol. Rel. & L. Poems (1866) 46 But archwyfes, eger in ther violence, Ferse as a tigre for to make affray.
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