polyandric

American

[pol-ee-an-drik] / ˌpɒl iˈæn drɪk /

adjective

polyandrous.

Etymology

Origin of polyandric

First recorded in 1865–70; polyandr(y) + -ic

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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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