co-wife
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊ.waɪf/ / /ˈkoʊ.waɪf/
noun
Etymology: From co- + wife.
- In a polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman’s husband.
“If a co-wife had sought the lives of those three of thine.”
“In fact, [Ayesha] was more jealous of Khadija, the dead wife, than she was of any of her living co-wives.”