Gratis ordbok - engelska svenska tyska lexikon

Exempel

• 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.
• If the senior wife decides to make life unbearable for her co-wife and their husband, she is likely to succeed in forcing the newcomer to leave.
• In other words, polygamous societies differ markedly with regards to allowing kin, especially sisters, to become co-wives. Sororal polygamy is practised in some societies because it is believed to foster greater cohesiveness among co-wives sharing values and norms, whereas it is specifically forbidden in other polygamous societies.