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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
beena marriage, bigamy, common-law marriage, companionate marriage, concubinage, deuterogamy, left-handed marriage, levirate, leviration, love match, marriage of convenience, monandry, monogamy, monogyny, morganatic marriage, picture marriage, polygamy, polygyny, trial marriage, trigamy
Dictionary Results for polyandry:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
polyandry
    n 1: having more than one husband at a time

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Polyandry \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 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
POLYANDRY. The state of a woman who has several husbands. 
     2. Polyandry is legalized only in Tibet. This is inconsistent with the 
law of nature. Vide Law of Nature. 



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