Wifdom
/ˈwɪf.dəm/noun
An obsolete English word meaning womanhood or the condition of being a wife.
Did you know?In Old English, wīf originally meant a woman or female person, not exclusively a married woman; its modern marital meaning developed later.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰeh₁-
“To put, place, or establish; the deep root behind the later judgment/status element -dom.”
Old English
Old English
wīf
“Woman or female person; later, wife.”
Old English
Old English
dōm
“Judgment, statute, authority, condition, or state.”
Old English
Old English
wīfdōm
“Womanhood or the condition of being a woman or wife.”
Middle English
Middle English
wifdom
“Womanhood; the state or condition of being a wife.”
Modern English
English
wifdom
“An obsolete or archaic term, generally encountered in historical or dialectal contexts.”