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a.
Wifely.
v. t.
To take for a wife; to marry.
a.
Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.
n.
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.
n.
The weever.
n.
One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time.
n.
Same as Wiver. X () X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and, at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z), as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 217, 270, 271.
n.
Wifehood.
imp. & p. p.
of Wive
n.
A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without spurs.
pl.
of Wife
n.
pl. of Wife.
a.
Wifeless.
n.
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Wive
n.
The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time.
n.
A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines; sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a house of debauchery.
v. t.
To match to a wife; to provide with a wife.
v. i.
To marry, as a man; to take a wife.
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Alt. of Wivern
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