Goody
Goody, an abbreviation of goodwife, is a courtesy title of married women, formerly used where Missus (Mrs.) would be used today. Its male counterpart is Goodman.
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The terms were popular at least in Puritan New England: they are the forms of address used in Arthur Miller's historical fiction The Crucible, and Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a famous short story entitled Young Goodman Brown.
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Puritan - New England - Arthur Miller - The Crucible - Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown
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