Polyandry

Origin

- + andry + -.

Full definition of polyandry

Noun

1. (marital) The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
2. (zoological) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
3. (general) Sexual relations with plural males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.

Antonyms

• monandry
• (with respect to number) monogamy
• (with respect to gender) polygyny

Hypernyms

• polygamy

Coordinate terms

• bigamy

Related terms

• polyandrist