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polyandry

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. polyandry (noun)
  2. fraternal polyandry (noun)

poly·an·dry

noun \ˈpä-lē-ˌan-drē\

Definition of POLYANDRY

: the state or practice of having more than one husband or male mate at one time — compare polygamy, polygyny
— poly·an·drous \ˌpä-lē-ˈan-drəs\ adjective

Origin of POLYANDRY

Greek polyandros, adjective, having many husbands, from poly- + andr-, anēr man, husband — more at andr-
First Known Use: 1780

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bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

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