sister-wife

Definition

A woman who is simultaneously sister and wife to her spouse.

Etymology

Compound of sister + wife.

Example Sentences

• "My Grecians shall victorious prove, By me led on to War, the Sister-Wife of Jove."
• "Ptolemy VII […] married Cleopatra, the sister-wife of his predecessor."
• "Anat as sister-wife of Baal, Isis as mother of Horos and sister-wife of Osiris, Hera as sister-wife of Zeus"