nonsister

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noun

One who is not a sister.

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Meanings

nounnonsister (plural nonsisters)

plural nonsisters

  1. One who is not a sister.

    While this point may have been an exaggeration, it does seem that for nonsisters, the first wife enjoyed considerable status, while subsequent wives, some of whom may have been “chore” or captive wives, had less.

    2019, Sarah M. S. Pearsall, Polygamy: An Early American History, page 57

Origin

From non- + sister.

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APA

nonsister. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsister

MLA

“nonsister.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsister. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsister,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsister.

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