Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who practices polygamy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A person who practises polygamy, or who maintains its propriety.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.
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- noun One who practices
polygamy , or maintains itslawfulness .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
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Examples
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Turns out, a polygamist is no match for Bill O'Reilly, even with four wives in tow.
Oprah no match for Barbara Walters and Bill O'Reilly and 'The View' Lisa de Moraes 2010
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CPS refusing to release findings in polygamist case
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- Source: Texas grand jury indicts 6 in polygamist ranch case, Chris Baltimore, Reuters, July 22, 2008 — Summarized by Religion News Blog
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noun
polygamist
polyandrist - A woman having more than one husband
polygynist - A man having more than one wife
monogamist - One who practices or upholds monogamy
noun
pologamy, plural marriage - The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time.
polyandry - the practice of a woman having more than one husband
polygyny - the practice of a man having more than one wife
monogomy - is the practice of each person having only one spouse
adj
polygynous - Relating to, characterized by, or practicing polygyny
polyandrous - Relating to, characterized by, or practicing polyandry
polygamous - Relating to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy
monogamous - Relating to, characterized by, or practicing monogamy
March 28, 2009