polygamic

American  

[pol-ee-gam-ik] / ˌpɒl iˈgæm ɪk /

adjective

1. polygamous.

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Etymology

Origin of polygamic

First recorded in 1810–20; polygam(y) + -ic

Example Sentences

“We don’t know if that is the result of men becoming widows and having sequential spouses or, much the contrary, polygamic practices,” Dr. Rihuete-Herrada, a co-author of the genetic study, said.

From New York Times

Reference has already been made to the fact that, before leaving Nauvoo, Heber, like many of his brethren, had entered upon his career as a polygamic patriarch.

From Project Gutenberg

We have seen that monogamy was coequal with civilization, and that most probably the majority of the males had but one wife, even among polygamic nations.

From Project Gutenberg

Can the wife in any sort of polygamic arrangement, or a woman of no assured status, attain to the maternal possibilities of the ideal monogamic wife?

From Project Gutenberg

Side by side with these long secular changes, he evolved the family, communal or patriarchal, polygamic or monogamous.

From Project Gutenberg