polyandrist

American

[pol-ee-an-drist, pol-ee-an-] / ˌpɒl iˈæn drɪst, ˈpɒl iˌæn- /

noun

a woman who practices or favors polyandry.

Etymology

Origin of polyandrist

First recorded in 1825–35; polyandr(y) + -ist

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polyandrist

Shameless polyandrist, she maintains several consorts—from three to five seems to be the average number—and they, semi-transparent, feeble, meek, subdued little fellows, maintain precarious isolated existences in the outskirts of the web.

From Tropic Days by E. J. (Edmund James) Banfield

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