Sister-wife

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse.

    "My Grecians shall victorious prove, By me led on to War, the Sister-Wife of Jove."

  2. 2
    In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another.

    "Enmities between sister-wives will [be,] from their having known each other too intimately all their lives, more unmannerly than where they are strangers to each other"

  3. 3
    A co-wife in general.

    "Yüeh-niang and her sister-wives, all dressed in formal gowns, came out from inside to greet them and ushered them into the rear reception hall"

Synonyms

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co-motherwife-in-law

Example

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"My Grecians shall victorious prove, By me led on to War, the Sister-Wife of Jove."

Etymology

Compound of sister + wife.

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