sister-wife vs wife-in-law

sister-wife

noun
  • A co-wife in general. 

  • A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse. 

  • In a polygamous marriage, a woman who is simultaneously the sister and co-wife of another. 

wife-in-law

noun
  • A wife who provides domestic or social support, but not love or affection 

  • Another wife of one's husband. Typically used in cases of divorce and subsequent remarriage for one's husband's ex-wife, but sometimes used in polygamy for a co-wife. 

  • A wife in law only, such as one who has abandoned her husband 

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