prospective wife
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There was nothing fun, however, about watching a man's career and reputation unravel before a nation's eyes, especially in the steadfast presence of his father, his children and his prospective wife.
From Time Magazine Archive
He would never give Marjorie up as his prospective wife until he heard from her own lips that she did not love him.
From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Pauline Lester
It never occurred to me, if my prospective wife made no objections, that my age would be offensive to her parents.
From The Bachelors A Novel by William Dana Orcutt
“I know, you want one of her smoke Persian kittens as a prospective wife for Wumples—or a husband, is it?”
From Reginald by Saki
She is now to him only Miss Creecy, the prospective wife of his nearest friend, the prospective mistress of the Bigge House, and not attractive, it would appear, in these new surroundings.
From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various
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