wife-in-law
Etymology Pronunciation Noun
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Etymology Pronunciation Noun
wife-in-law
- A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband
- A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection
- Another wife of one's husband. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage for one's husband's ex-wife, but sometimes used in polygamy for a co-wife.
- co-wife (synonymous with the polygamous sense of the term)
- sister-wife (synonymous with the polygamous sense of the term)
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