trigamy


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to trigamy: polygamist

trigamy

(ˈtrɪɡəmɪ)
n
(Sociology) the condition of having three spouses at once
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

trigamy

the condition of having three spouses simultaneously. — trigamous, adj.
See also: Crime
the condition of having three spouses, especially in the criminal sense of having them simultaneously. — trigamous, adj.
See also: Marriage
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy.
View in context
But still everyone is very helpful - I am beginning seriously to consider trigamy rather than just dull old bigamy.
Stuck in Beijing and all the cards are stacked against me
Although Flournoy's life history included time in institutions for the Deaf and 'insane asylums,' it also included efforts to sell a cure for the common cold, to be appointed 'ambassador' to the Mormons, and to advocate for a variety of causes including the expulsion of all African Americans, the establishment of a white colony for Deaf Americans in the West, and the moral superiority of 'trigamy'--each man having three wives.
From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?