n. The character or behaviour that befits a good wife; wifeliness.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Womanhood.
n. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Wifely character or condition; the state of being a wife.
Word Usage
"Recently in a college history textbook, I read an interesting part that explained to me why so many young women do not think that homemaking and wifehood is the highest a woman could possibly achieve in life."