a person's partner in marriage

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau

a sharp-tongued domineering wife

the wife of a crown prince

the wife of a chief executive

a wife who is left alone much of the time because her husband is playing golf

a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time)

(Old Testament) the wife of Uriah and later the wife of king David; Solomon was her son by David (circa 10th century BC)

first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)

wife of William Shakespeare (1556-1623)

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau