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nonsister en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + sister.

Meanings

1. One who is not a sister.
   • While this point may have been an exaggeration, it does seem that for nonsisters, the first wife enjoyed considerable status, while subsequent wives, some of whom may have been “chore” or captive wives, had less. 2019, Sarah M. S. Pearsall, Polygamy: An Early American History, page 57:

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