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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Polyandry  \Pol`y*an"dry\,  n.  [Poly-  +  Gr  ?,  ?,  man,  male:  cf 
  F.  polyandrie.] 
  The  possession  by  a  woman  of  more  than  one  husband  at  the 
  same  time;  --  contrasted  with  {monandry}. 
 
  Note:  In  law,  this  falls  under  the  head  of  polygamy. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  polyandry 
  n  :  having  more  than  one  husband  at  a  time 




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