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plural wife

plural wife noun: a co-wife in a polygamous marriage.

Noun

plural wife (plural plural wives)

  1. A co-wife in a polygamous marriage.
    • I fretted about dying an old maid—which in Mormondom starts at around 21 years old—and ending up a plural wife to a stranger in heaven.2012, Steve Cuno, Joanne Hanks, It's Not About the Sex, My Ass, →ISBN, page 27

Forms of plural wife

pluralplural wives

Questions about plural wife

What does plural wife mean?
Plural wife means a co-wife in a polygamous marriage.
What part of speech is plural wife?
Plural wife is a noun.
What is the plural of plural wife?
The plural of plural wife is plural wives.

Words near plural wife in the dictionary

  1. plural of majesty
  2. plural of modesty
  3. plural relations
  4. plural system
  5. plural systems
  6. plural wife
  7. plural wives
  8. plural-plural
  9. plurale tantum
  10. pluralia tanta
  11. pluralia tantum

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