What Shrimati ji means

We often address the wife as "Shrimati ji" in India. 

Ever wondered what the term Shrimati means? 

Shree(big ee sound, not the small i sound)  means Lakshmi and Mati means brain or wisdom of. 

So, Shrimati means one with the wisdom of Shree Herself. 

Some other ways to address wives: Bhagyawam (the lucky one), Karmaanwaaliye (the one with good karma). 

It was written in our scripture that the wife is the one who brings good luck to the husband, and his destiny begins only after marriage.