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Wisehood vs Wivehood - What's the difference?

wisehood | wivehood |

As nouns the difference between wisehood and wivehood

is that wisehood is (rare) the state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom while wivehood is .

wisehood

English

Noun

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  • (rare) The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.
  • *1783 , A collection of the most esteemed farces and entertainments:
    • In two fliort words all wisehood's understood; [...]
  • *1853 , David Hoffman, Chronicles selected from the originals of Cartaphilus :
    • "[...] Is counsel perished from the prudent ? — hath their wisehood vanished?"

    wivehood

    English

    Noun

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    • (Spenser)
    (Webster 1913)