noun
one's wife; one's wife and daughter(s)
A somewhat formal or literary term for one's own wife, or collectively for one's wife and daughter(s). In modern everyday speech, 妻 (つま) or 家内 (かない) are more common for 'wife', and 妻子 (さいし) is more common for 'wife and children'.
彼は妻女同伴で式に出席した。
He attended the ceremony accompanied by his wife.
その武将は妻女を連れて落ち延びた。
The warlord fled with his wife and daughter(s).
Means 'wife and child(ren)', more common than 妻女 for the collective sense. 妻女 can specifically include daughters.
Compound of 妻 (さい, 'wife') and 女 (じょ, 'woman'). The reading さい for 妻 is the on'yomi, giving the word a formal, literary tone.