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wife-taker

wife-taker noun: a lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.

Noun

wife-taker (plural wife-takers)

  1. A lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.

Antonyms of wife-taker

Forms of wife-taker

pluralwife-takers

Questions about wife-taker

What does wife-taker mean?
Wife-taker means a lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.
What part of speech is wife-taker?
Wife-taker is a noun.
What is the plural of wife-taker?
The plural of wife-taker is wife-takers.

Words near wife-taker in the dictionary

  1. wife-carl
  2. wife-changing
  3. wife-giver
  4. wife-givers
  5. wife-in-law
  6. wife-taker
  7. wife-takers
  8. wifeable
  9. wifebeater
  10. wifebeaters
  11. wifebeating

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