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

Mrs. Clifton married because she did not want to be an old maid, and Mr. Clifton because he knew his prospective wife had money, by means of which he could establish himself in business.

From Rufus and Rose Or, The Fortunes of Rough and Ready by Alger, Horatio

He noiselessly entered the studio, inside which some gleams of the same mellow light had managed to creep, and where he guessed he should find his prospective wife and mother-in-law awaiting him with tea.

From The Well-Beloved by Hardy, Thomas

I 've always heard that it's the proper thing to be polite to the sisters, cousins, and aunts of one's prospective wife.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith

Latterly as the prospective wife of a rich man she had assumed certain airs of her putative social position, and thought she could "manage" easily a common sort of person like this Snowden man.

From One Woman's Life by Herrick, Robert