trigamy

trigamy
trigamist, n.
/trig"euh mee/, n.
1. the state of having three wives or three husbands at one time.
2. the state of having been lawfully married to three wives or three husbands at different times.
[1605-15; < LL trigamia < Gk trigamía, equiv. to trígam(os) thrice-married + -ia -Y3. See TRI-, -GAMY]

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  • trig|a|mous — «TRIHG uh muhs», adjective. 1. having three wives or three husbands at the same time; guilty of trigamy. 2. involving trigamy. 3. Botany. having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers in the same head. ╂[< Greek trígamos (with ous) thrice… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Trigamist — Trig a*mist, n. [See {Trigamy}.] One who has been married three times; also, one who has three husbands or three wives at the same time. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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