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- Dictionarywife/wʌɪf/
noun
- 1. a married woman considered in relation to her spouse: "he and his wife are keen gardeners"
- 2. a woman, especially an old or uneducated one. archaic Scottish
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2 days ago · a wife who is an attractive young woman; seldom the first wife of an affluent older man
5 days ago · Definitions of man and wife. noun. two people who are married to each other. synonyms: marriage, married couple. see more. Cite this entry.
2 days ago · noun. a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship. synonyms: significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent. see more.
3 days ago · noun. : a marriage in which there is more than one husband or wife. Dictionary Entries Near plural marriage. pluralize. plural marriage. plural vote. See More Nearby Entries. Cite this Entry. Style. “Plural marriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plural%20marriage. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
5 days ago · polyandry, marriage of a woman to two or more men at the same time; the term derives from the Greek polys, “many,” and anēr, andros, “man.”. When the husbands in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or are said to be brothers, the institution is called adelphic, or fraternal, polyandry.
2 days ago · The Sati of Ramabai, the wife of Peshwa Madhavrao I in 1772. During the early-modern Mughal period of 1526–1857, it was notably associated with elite Hindu Rajput clans in western India, marking one of the points of divergence between Hindu Rajputs and the Muslim Mughals, who banned the practice. [13]
3 days ago · Private international law. Family and criminal code. (or criminal law) v. t. e. Marriage law is the legal requirements, an aspect of family law, that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries in terms of what can and cannot be legally recognized by the state.
