noun
A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
The Fisherman and His Wife
And I geue vnto the ſame Elizabeth my wif the ſparuers and hangings of the ſame twoo beddes vſuallye occupied, and hanging ouer and about the ſame twoo beddes[…]
The female of a pair of mated animals.
A new wife for the gander is introduced into the pen.
I stepped out and advanced valiantly upon a long-maned bull in the midst of his wives. I was armed with the regular club with which the boat-pullers killed the wounded seals gaffed aboard by the hunters.
Synonym of woman.
verb
To marry (a woman).
Mentally scarred for life, love is war / And some chicks are just too hard to wife
Mecca knew she wasn't lying. She had the type of beauty that made niggas want to wife her.