nonwife

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ wife.

Noun

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nonwife (plural nonwives)

  1. One who is not a wife; a woman who stands in a relationship to somebody other than that of a wife.
    • 2001, Steven Suskin, Broadway Yearbook, 1999-2000:
      Pascal's estate was contentiously split between his ex-wife and his nonwife, with artistic decisions ultimately empowered to a banker.