trigamist
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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
trigamist — n. man who is married to three women, woman who is married to three men … English contemporary dictionary
trigamist — trig·a·mist … English syllables
trigamist — See trigamus … Ballentine's law dictionary
trigamist — ˈtrigəmə̇st noun ( s) : one who practices trigamy … Useful english dictionary
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… … Universalium
trigamous — [ trɪgəməs] adjective having three wives or husbands at the same time. Derivatives trigamist noun trigamy noun Origin C19 (earlier (C17) as trigamist and trigamy): from Gk trigamos (from tri three + gamos marriage ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
trigamous — /trig euh meuhs/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to trigamy or a trigamist. 2. Bot. having staminate, pistillate, and hermaphrodite flowers in the same flower head. [1835 45; < Gk trígamos thrice married. See TRI , GAMOUS] * * * … Universalium
Bigamy (in Canon Law) — Bigamy (in Canon Law) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bigamy (in Canon Law) According to the strict meaning, the word should signify the marrying of a second after the death of the first wife, in contradistinction to polygamy, which is… … Catholic encyclopedia
trigamy — n. state of being married to three living spouses. ♦ trigamist, n. ♦ trigamous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
