The ‘lady’ of the house, the mistress of a household, a housewife. Now archaic or dialect (my dame = my wife, my ‘missus’), or humorously applied…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > married person > married woman > [noun] (120) damec1330 The ‘lady’ of the house, the mistress of a household, a housewife. Now archaic or dialect (my dame = my wife, my ‘missus’), or humorously applied… matrona1393 Originally: a married woman, esp. one of mature years (usually with connotation of dignity, propriety, and moral or social rank). In later use… feme sole1600 An unmarried woman; (sometimes) spec. one who is divorced or widowed. Also in the English and other common law legal systems: a married woman… feme covert1602 A married woman, considered as under the authority and protection of her husband, and (formerly, in English common law and United States law) as… lucky1629 An elderly woman; spec. a grandmother. Also: a woman of any age, esp. a wife or mistress. Frequently in familiar or humorous use. Now rare. ma'am1765 A person addressed as ‘ma'am’; a married woman; a woman schoolteacher (U.S.). Now rare. marm1865 A married woman; a woman schoolteacher; = ma'am, n.1 2. Cf. schoolmarm, n. 1. Subcategories:— collectively (1) — personality of (1) — quality (2) — condition or position of (6) — as expert on pregnancy (2) — native North American (1) — Dutch or German (3) — French (1) — wife (96) |
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