polyandric
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of polyandric
First recorded in 1865–70; polyandr(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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However singular their system may appear to us, it is the most logical and complete of any polyandric system.
From The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
Some people, I may add, are under the impression that polyandric habits, when once established, become necessarily a cause of infanticide.
From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot
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