wife-taker

English

Noun

wife-taker (plural wife-takers)

A lineage or a family that accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family.

Antonyms

wife-giver

Translations

A lineage or a family who accepts a woman in marriage from another lineage or family

French: preneur de femme (fr)

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