Definition of wives

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Wives (pl. ) of Wif.

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Chichevache :: Chichevache (n.) A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition..
Bluebeard :: Bluebeard (n.) The hero of a mediaeval French nursery legend, who, leaving home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which it is forbidden to investigate..
Harem :: Harem (n.) The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio..
Polygamize :: Polygamize (v. i.) To practice polygamy; to marry several wives.
Polygyny :: Polygyny (n.) The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.
Polygamy :: Polygamy (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..
Alewives :: Alewives (pl. ) of Alewif.
Wives :: Wives (pl. ) of Wif.
Midwives :: Midwives (pl. ) of Midwif.
Wives :: Wives (n.) pl. of Wife.
Seraglio :: Seraglio (n.) A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines; sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a house of debauchery..
Trigamy :: Trigamy (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..
Seawives :: Seawives (pl. ) of Seawif.
Alewives :: Alewives (pl. ) of Alewif.
Polygamous :: Polygamous (a.) Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous..
Trigamist :: Trigamist (n.) One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time..
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