Definition of "witch-wife" [witch-wife]

• A woman who practises witchcraft. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "However, when she discovers she has healing talent after finding some herbal cures written by a nineteenth century witch-wife of the first Dr. Robert inside a Morgan quit, Truly begins to assert herself."
• "So on a tide it befell as Signy sat in her bower, that there came to her a witch-wife exceeding cunning, and Signy talked with her in such wise, “Fain am I,” says she, “that we should change semblances together.”"
• "Thereafter she fared home, and found the witch-wife and bade her change semblances again, and she did so."