POLYANDRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does polyandry mean? 

• POLYANDRY (noun)
  The noun POLYANDRY has 1 sense:

1. polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband at a time

  Familiarity information: POLYANDRY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLYANDRY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband at a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("polyandry" is a kind of...):

polygamy (the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time)

Derivation:

polyandrist (a woman with two or more husbands)

polyandrous (having more than one husband at a time)