sister-wife
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sister-wife
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Compound of sister + wife.
noun sister-wives · sister wife
- 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.
- 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
- 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
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noun co-wife who is also one's sister
| 中文 | 娣媵 dìyìng |
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| Français | sœur-épouse |
noun a woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse
| Français | sœur-épouse |
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title = {sister-wife},
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