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The wives in a polygamous relationship often refer to themselves as "sister-wives".

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What are two wives of a man to each other?

Two wives of a man are co-wives. They share the same husband in a polygamous marriage.


If a man marries 4 wives in a country where it is legal what happens to those marriages if he wants to become a citizen of the US where polygamy is illegal?

None. Polygamous marriages are not legal in the United States - period! Even if the marriages took place in a nation where they were legal, if a polygamous man moves to the United States and continues his polygamous relationships, he will be breaking the law.


What is polygamous families?

A polygamous family is one in which one man who is married to several women at the same time, and the wives and their children are aware of this. Sometimes a man will marry several women but make each think she is his only wife. Then a polygamous family has not been created, and the man is merely a polygamist.


What is the meaning of polygamous?

Polygamous is a term that applies to marriages where an individual has more than one spouse, is married to more than one person. A person married to two or more people is polygamous, is said to be committing polygamy, which is unlawful in the U.S. a polygamous relationship is one that involves more than two people, such as with the mormons' former tradition where the man marries 2+ wives.


How should you call a man's wives' brother?

the man's brother-in-law


Can you explain the difference between a wife and wives in terms of their roles and responsibilities in a marriage"?

In a marriage, a wife refers to an individual woman who is married to a man, while wives refers to multiple women who are married to the same man in a polygamous marriage. The roles and responsibilities of a wife typically include emotional support, household management, and partnership in decision-making, while the roles and responsibilities of wives in a polygamous marriage may involve sharing these responsibilities among themselves and supporting each other within the marriage dynamic.


What is the term used to call a man who has two wives who are sisters?

Bigamist.


What do you call your husband's wife's mother?

Unless you are in a polygamous marriage, you are your husband's wife, so you would call her your mother.


If a man has seven wives does that make the wives wives with each other?

The wives are not wives with each other. They are just married to the same man.


If you were a woman in a polygamist situation what would your relationship with the other wives be?

The other wives are usually called "Sister Wives". In most polygamous families they have a good relationship and work together to do housework and take care of the children. They may or may not live under the same roof.


If a man have more then one wife what do you call it?

if he has 2 wives then he would be called as bigamist and if he has more than two then polygamist


What to call husband's other wife?

Not sure if your husband has multiple wives and is a practitioner of polygamy, or if you are referring to an ex-wife. If an ex-wife, probably her name. If an additional wife in a polygamous relationship, you should probably call her by her name as well.