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Search phrase: stepdame

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CymbelineCym I.vii.1A father cruel, and a stepdame false,A Father cruell, and a Stepdame false,
CymbelineCym II.i.57Betwixt a father by thy stepdame governed,Betwixt a Father by thy Step-dame gouern'd,
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND I.i.5Like to a stepdame or a dowagerLike to a Step-dame, or a Dowager,
Troilus and CressidaTC III.ii.192Pard to the hind, or stepdame to her son ’ – Pard to the Hinde, or Stepdame to her Sonne;

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stepdame, step-damestepmother

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Family...) alongside grandmother and grandfather stepdame (cym i vii 1) alongside stepmother and ...

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