honest woman

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Definition of honest woman in English English dictionary

a wife who has married a man with whom she has been living for some time (especially if she is pregnant at the time); "he made an honest woman of her

Related Terms

make an honest woman

To marry (a woman), especially if she is having a sexual relationship

the mother, Mr Jones, Mr Nightingale, and his love, stept into a hackney-coach, which conveyed them to Doctors' Commons; where Miss Nancy was, in vulgar language, soon made an honest woman, and the poor mother became one of the happiest of all human beings.

make an honest woman of

marry a woman who previously was living "in sin

Hyphenation

hon·est wo·man

Turkish pronunciation

änıst wûmın

Pronunciation

/ˈänəst ˈwo͝omən/ /ˈɑːnəst ˈwʊmən/