plural wife

noun

A co-wife in a polygamous marriage.

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Meanings

nounplural wife (plural plural wives)

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
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APA

plural wife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plural%20wife

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“plural wife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plural%20wife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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