House'wīfe1, n.
(or hūz'wīf) (Synop., § 130), n. 1. The mistress of a family; the wife of a householder; a female manager of domestic affairs. He a good husband, a good housewife she. — Dryden. 2. A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work. [Written also hussy and huswife.] — Shelton.