Polyandry
1Polyandry — Pol y*an dry, n. [Poly + Gr. anh r, andro s, man, male: cf. F. polyandrie.] The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; contrasted with {monandry}. [1913 Webster] Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy. [1913 …
2polyandry — polyandry. См. полиандрия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
3polyandry — (n.) 1780, from Late Gk. polyandria, from polys many (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + andr , stem of aner man, husband (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )) …
4polyandry — ► NOUN ▪ polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband. DERIVATIVES polyandrous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek an r male …
5polyandry — [päl′ē an΄drē, päl΄ē an′drē] n. [Gr polyandria < poly , many + anēr, man: see ANDRO ] 1. the state or practice of having two or more husbands at the same time 2. [ModL polyandria] Bot. the presence of numerous stamens in one flower 3. Zool.… …
6Polyandry — Relationships Types …
7polyandry — /pol ee an dree, pol ee an /, n. 1. the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Cf. monandry (def. 1). 2. (among female animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively. 3 …
8polyandry — n. to practice polyandry * * * [ pɒlɪændrɪ] to practice polyandry …
9polyandry — A term denoting the marriage of one woman to two or more men. It is a rarely encountered form of marriage and usually occurs when one woman marries two or more brothers, in which case it is known as either adelphic or fraternal polyandry. One… …
10polyandry — This word (from the Greek polys, meaning many, and anēr, meaning man ) refers to the practice of having more than one husband at the same time; polyandry is contrary to exclusive conjugal love and so is not in accord with themoral law. (See… …
