polyandry

Meanings

Plural: polyandries

Noun

• having more than one husband at a time
• 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.
• The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
• Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.
• The condition of having many stamens.

Antonyms

;, monandry, monogamy, monogyny, polygyny

Related Words

concubine, harem, polyandrist, seraglio