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German
Etymology
From haupt- (“chief, head”) + Frau (“woman”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: Haupt‧frau
Noun
Hauptfrau f (genitive Hauptfrau, plural Hauptfrauen)
- (polygamy) the favorite wife of a man living in a polygynous marriage
- (military) female equivalent of Hauptmann (non-official term)
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