sister wives
Polygamous marriage partners
Sister wives are women who share the same husband in a polygamous marriage.
The term emphasizes the relationship between the women themselves—they become sisters to each other through their common husband.
Most associated with fundamentalist Mormon communities, though the practice exists in other cultures: The sister wives divided household responsibilities among themselves.
- marriagesLegal spousal unions
- matrimonyLegal union of spouses
- TLCAffectionate attention, abbreviated
- communeShared-living community
- plural marriageUnion with multiple partners
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