co-husband

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co-husband

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From co- + husband.

noun co-husbands

In a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man’s wife. When younger brother calls [his elder brother's wife] his "co-wife" and reciprocally, when she calls him "co-husband," rights in sexuality are being satirized.
Similar: husband-in-law, brother-husband

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noun in a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man's wife

Español	coesposo

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@misc{co_husband_2026,
  title = {co-husband},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/co-husband},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}