English Dictionary

sister-wife

noun

A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her husband. / In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another. / A co-wife in general.

My sister-wife and I are very close.

意味（1）

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

Coordinate term: brother-husband

意味（2）

In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another.

Enmities between sister-wives will [be,] from their having known each other too intimately all their lives, more unmannerly than where they are strangers to each other

意味（3）

A co-wife in general.

The concept of 'sisterhood' was popularly applied to the official organizations for Mormon women, and Mormon co-wives were and are still known as 'sister-wives'