"co-husband" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: co-husbands [plural]
Etymology: From co- + husband. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|co|husband}} co- + husband Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-husband (plural co-husbands)
  1. In a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man’s wife. Categories (topical): Male family members, Marriage Synonyms: husband-in-law, brother-husband Related terms: co-in-law, co-father Translations (in a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man's wife): kunedzo (Esperanto), boedzo (Esperanto), uiŋuraq (Inupiaq), coesposo (Spanish)

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