"sister-wife" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sister-wives [plural]
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  1. A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse. Categories (topical): Female family members, Siblings Translations (a woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse): zuster-vrouw (Dutch), sœur-épouse (French)
    Sense id: en-sister-wife-en-noun-NCqdYhDI Disambiguation of Female family members: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Siblings: 37 35 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 40 33 Disambiguation of 'a woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse': 84 16 0
  2. In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another. Categories (topical): Female family members, Incest, Siblings
    Sense id: en-sister-wife-en-noun-Go8B~TvI Disambiguation of Female family members: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Incest: 14 80 6 Disambiguation of Siblings: 37 35 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 40 33
  3. A co-wife in general. Categories (topical): Female family members, Siblings
    Sense id: en-sister-wife-en-noun-212O3OrO Disambiguation of Female family members: 39 37 25 Disambiguation of Siblings: 37 35 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 31 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 33 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 32 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 27 40 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sister wife Translations (co-wife who is also one's sister): 娣媵 (dìyìng) (Chinese Mandarin), zuster-vrouw (Dutch), sœur-épouse (French)
Disambiguation of "co-wife who is also one's sister": 42 40 19

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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