wife-takers

A form of wife-taker — A lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of wife-taker
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APA

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

MLA

“wife-takers.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wife-takers. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wife-takers,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wife-takers.

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