co-wife
noun[C]
uk/ˈkəʊˌwaɪf//ˈkoʊˌwaɪf/pluralco-wivesone of two or more women who aremarriedto the same man inpolygamy(= asystemthatallowsthis):
(一夫多妻制下)嫁给同一个男人的女人He says his mother'sdisputeswith her co-wifeinfluencedhim tochoosemonogamy.他说他母亲与他一夫多妻制下的太太发生了矛盾,这影响他最终选择了一夫一妻制。
Marriage, cohabitation & other relationships
- adulteress
- affinal
- as husband and wifeidiom
- be an itemidiom
- be shacked upidiom
- hitched
- honest
- husband
- intermarriage
- intermarry
- monogamous
- monogamy
- morganatic
- ménage à trois
- non-marital
- shack
- shack up
- something
- together
- trouble and strifeidiom