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  1. 1. v. t. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively). Source: opted
  2. 2. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively). Source: webster
  3. 3. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thustreats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (oftenadjectively). Source: adambom
  4. 4. v. t. To subject to petty authority; -- said of a wife who thus treats her husband. Commonly used in the past participle (often adjectively). Source: ecdict

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