TRIGAMY

Etymology

Noun

trigamy (countable and uncountable, plural trigamies)

The state of having three (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

(ecclesiastical) A third marriage.

Anagrams

• ragtimy

Source: Wiktionary


Trig"a*my, n. Etym: [L. trigamia,Gr. trigamie. See Trigamous.]

Definition: The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three wives at the same time.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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