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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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Poly-

+ Gr.

ἀνήρ

ἀνδρός

, man, male: cf. F.

polyandrie

The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; – contrasted with

monandry

☞ In law, this falls under the head of polygamy.

Noun.

[supra.] The practice of females' having more husbands than one at the same time; plurality of husbands.