estranged wife

noun

formal
: a wife who no longer lives with her husband

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“Estranged wife.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estranged%20wife. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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