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co-husband

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From co- + husband.

  1. In a polyandrous marriage, another husband of a man’s wife.

    When younger brother calls [his elder brother's wife] his "co-wife" and reciprocally, when she calls him "co-husband," rights in sexuality are being satirized.

    The village chief Sambhu, upheld Mahesh’s claim to half of Damodar’s wealth since he was his co-husband