broadwife
noun
plural broadwives
: a female slave whose husband belonged to another master in the slaveholding states of the U.S.
Word History
Etymology
broad (from abroad, probably after English alive: live) + wife
| 单词 | broadwife |
| 释义 | broadwifenoun plural broadwives : a female slave whose husband belonged to another master in the slaveholding states of the U.S. Word HistoryEtymology broad (from abroad, probably after English alive: live) + wife |
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