nonwife

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noun

One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.

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Meanings

nounnonwife (plural nonwives)

plural nonwives

  1. One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.

    Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.

    2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000

Origin

From non- + wife.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonwife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwife

MLA

“nonwife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwife. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonwife,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwife.

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