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- noun In a
polygamous marriage, another wife of a woman's husband.
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Examples
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"In my experience, I would say that most people know the women who they are accusing of witchcraft and it could be a family member, someone who lives in the same community, a co-wife or even a child accusing a parent, aunt or grandmother," said Palmer.
Clair MacDougall: Ghana "Witch" Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition Clair MacDougall 2010
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"In my experience, I would say that most people know the women who they are accusing of witchcraft and it could be a family member, someone who lives in the same community, a co-wife or even a child accusing a parent, aunt or grandmother," said Palmer.
Clair MacDougall: Ghana "Witch" Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition Clair MacDougall 2010
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"In my experience, I would say that most people know the women who they are accusing of witchcraft and it could be a family member, someone who lives in the same community, a co-wife or even a child accusing a parent, aunt or grandmother," said Palmer.
Clair MacDougall: Ghana "Witch" Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition Clair MacDougall 2010
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"In my experience, I would say that most people know the women who they are accusing of witchcraft and it could be a family member, someone who lives in the same community, a co-wife or even a child accusing a parent, aunt or grandmother," said Palmer.
Clair MacDougall: Ghana "Witch" Killing Points to a Broader Culture of Fear and Superstition Clair MacDougall 2010
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Evelyn converted to Christianity and became her co-wife.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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Evelyn converted to Christianity and became her co-wife.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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Evelyn converted to Christianity and became her co-wife.
Spellbound Karen Palmer 2010
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In all Ruvu groups it looks to have been common for some * mwali to emerge from seclusion prepared to move directly into partnership as a wife or co-wife. 44
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In July 131 we find her embroiled in a legal battle with her co-wife over the possessions of their dead husband.
Babatha. 2009
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The names of Zillah, her co-wife, and her daughter are all interesting in relation to the Lamech story (Gen 4: 19 – 26) as a foundational tale of the beginnings of civilization.
Zillah: Bible. 2009
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