polyandric

American  

[pol-ee-an-drik] / ˌpɒl iˈæn drɪk /

adjective

1. polyandrous.

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Etymology

Origin of polyandric

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

Example Sentences

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 Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)

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 Hartley, C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine)