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: The Puritans were members of a group of English Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation....

New England: :This article is about the region in the United States of America. For other uses, see New England (disambiguation)....

Arthur Miller: Arthur Asher Miller (October 17, 1915 – February 10, 2005) was an American playwright, essayist, and author. He was a prominent figure in American literature and cinema for over 60 years, writing a wide variety of plays. Miller's best-known works were The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, whic...