Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Polyandry"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Polyandry \Pol`y*an"dry\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ?, ?, man, male: cf.
F. polyandrie.]
The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the
same time; -- contrasted with {monandry}.

Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

polyandry
n : having more than one husband at a time


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