co-wife
Polygamous marriage partner
A co-wife is a woman who shares a husband with one or more other wives in a polygamous marriage.
The term emphasizes the relationship between the wives themselves rather than their relationship to the husband: She got along well with her co-wife.
Also spelled cowife.
Wives' sequestered quarters
- concubineSecondary female partner
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
- levirateWidow marries husband's brother
polygynous · bigamy · polyandry · wedlock · betrothal · nuptial · matrimony · consort
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
animosity · conflict · tension · discord · strife · quarrel · feud · hostility
Bond among women
- bondingForming close connections
- allianceFormal union of parties
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
camaraderie · kinship · empathy · companionship · collaboration · harmony · understanding · rapport
Work maintaining a home
- childcareSupervision of young ones
- rotationTurning on an axis
- resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
compound · quarters · division · allocation · seniority · status · rank · provisions
harem
Wives' sequestered quarters
- concubineSecondary female partner
- polygynyMultiple simultaneous wives
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
levirate · polygynous · bigamy · polyandry · wedlock · betrothal · nuptial · matrimony · consort
jealousy
Resentful desire for another's advantages
- envyResentful longing for another's
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
resentment · animosity · conflict · tension · discord · strife · quarrel · feud · hostility · vying
sisterhood
Bond among women
cooperation · camaraderie · kinship · empathy · companionship · collaboration · harmony · understanding · rapport · closeness
domestic duties
Work maintaining a home
inheritance · compound · quarters · division · allocation · seniority · status · rank · provisions · chores