Sister-wife

Quick meaning: Sister-wife is a noun meaning A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse.

Meaning

A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse.

More Meanings

1. In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another.
2. A co-wife in general.

Example Sentences

Ptolemy VII […] married Cleopatra, the sister-wife of his predecessor.

My Grecians shall victorious prove, By me led on to War, the Sister-Wife of Jove.

Anat as sister-wife of Baal, Isis as mother of Horos and sister-wife of Osiris, Hera as sister-wife of Zeus

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

Word Forms

• sister-wives

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include brother-husband, sister-in-law, side-wife, co-sister, co-sister-in-law, sibling-in-law.

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