polygamy

po·lyg·a·my  (p-lg-m)

n.

1. The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Also called plural marriage.

2. Zoology A mating pattern in which a single individual mates with more than one individual of the opposite sex.

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[French polygamie, from Late Latin polygamia, from Greek polugami : polu-, poly- + -gami, -gamy.]

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polygamy [pol-ig-a-mee]

Noun

the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time [Greek polus many + gamos marriage]

polygamist n
polygamous adj

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polygamy

the condition of having more than two spouses simultaneously. — polygamist, n. — polygamous, adj.

See also: Crime

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the practice or state of being married to more than one person at a time. — polygamous, adj.

See also: Marriage

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

polygamy - having more than one spouse at a time marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union" polyandry - having more than one husband at a time polygyny - having more than one wife at a time

Translations

polygamy [pəˈlɪgəmɪ] n → poligamia

polygamy [pəˈlɪgəmɪ] n → polygamie f

polygamy [pəˈlɪgəmɪ] n → Polygamie f

polygamy [pəˈlɪgəmɪ] n → poligamia