Wife
A wife is a female lifetime partner in a continuing marital relationship. A wife may also be referred to as a spouse. The term continues to be applied to a woman who has separated from her husband and ceases to be applied to such a woman only when her marriage has come to an end following a legally recognised divorce or the death of her spouse. The rights and obligations of the wife in relation to her husband and others, and her status in the community and in law, varies between cultures and has varied over time. In a heterosexual relationship, a woman's spouse is her husband.
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Famous quotes containing the word wife:
“... the wife of an executive would be a better wife had she been a secretary first. As a secretary, you learn to adjust to the boss’s moods. Many marriages would be happier if the wife would do that.”
—Anne Bogan, U.S. executive secretary. As quoted in Working, book 1, by Studs Terkel (1973)
“When he has loved me,
goes but a step away
and returns
to love me again,
I’m like a wife whose husband’s away,
as if for that instant
he’s been exiled.”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“Let me give light, but let me not be light,
For a light wife doth make a heavy husband.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)