noun
Meaning 1
One who practices polygamy, or maintains that it is lawful.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
polygamist
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/pəˈlɪɡəmɪst/
noun
Meaning 2
someone who is married to two or more people at the same time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spouse, partner, married person, mate, better half
Narrower terms: polyandrist, polygynist
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English polygamy Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English polygamist From polygamy + -ist.
Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Belarusian: шматжэ́нец (šmatžénjec) — one who practices polygamy
- Belarusian: мнагажэ́нец (mnahažénjec) — one who practices polygamy
- Catalan: polígam — one who practices polygamy
- French: polygame — one who practices polygamy
- French: polygamite — one who practices polygamy
- Georgian: პოლიგამისტი (ṗoligamisṭi) — one who practices polygamy
- Georgian: მრავალცოლიანი (mravalcoliani) — one who practices polygamy
- Georgian: მრავალქმრიანი (mravalkmriani) — one who practices polygamy
- German: Polygamist — one who practices polygamy
- German: Polygamistin — one who practices polygamy
- Manx: yl-phooseyder — one who practices polygamy
- Polish: poligamista — one who practices polygamy
- Polish: wielożeniec — one who practices polygamy
- Russian: многоже́нец (mnogožénec) — one who practices polygamy
- Spanish: polígamo — one who practices polygamy
- Ukrainian: багатоже́нець (bahatožénecʹ) — one who practices polygamy
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