English-Thai Dictionary

polygamous

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ การ มี สามี หรือ ภรรยา หลาย คน ในขณะเดียวกัน  kiao-kab-kan-me-sa-me-pan-ra-ya-lai-kon-nai-we-la-diao-kan

 

polygamy

N การ มี สามี หรือ ภรรยา หลาย คน ในขณะเดียวกัน  polyandry polygyny plural marriage kan-me-sa-me-pan-ra-ya-lai-kon-nai-we-la-diao-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

POLYGAM, POLYGAMIAN

n.[Gr. many, and marriage. ] In botany, a plant which bears hermaphrodite flowers, with male or female flowers, or both, not inclosed in the same common calyx, but scattered either on the same plant, or on two or three distinct individuals.

 

POLYGAMIAN

a.Producing hermaphrodite flowers, with male or female flowers, or both.

 

POLYGAMIST

n.[See Polygamy. ] A person who maintains the lawfulness of polygamy.

 

POLYGAMOUS

a.Consisting of polygamy. 1. Inclined to polygamy; having a plurality of wives.

 

POLYGAMY

n.[Gr. many, and marriage. ] A plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; or the having of such plurality. When a man has more wives than one, or a woman more husbands than one, at the same time, the offender is punishable for polygamy. Such is the fact in christian countries. But polygamy is allowed in some countries, as in Turkey.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

POLYGAMIA

Pol `y *ga "mi *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Polygamous. ] (Bot. )(a ) A Linnæan class of plants, characterized by having both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant. (b ) A name given by Linnæus to file orders of plants having syngenesious flowers.

 

POLYGAMIAN

POLYGAMIAN Pol `y *ga "mi *an, a. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Polygamous.

 

POLYGAMIST

Po *lyg "a *mist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. polygamiste, polygame, Gr. a.]

 

Defn: One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.

 

POLYGAMIZE

POLYGAMIZE Po *lyg "a *mize, v. i.

 

Defn: To practice polygamy; to marry several wives. Sylvester. Coleridge.

 

POLYGAMOUS

Po *lyg "a *mous, a. Etym: [Gr. Bigamy. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Pairing with more than one female. Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous. Darwin.

 

3. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.

 

POLYGAMY

Po *lyg "a *my, n. Etym: [Gr. polygamie. ]

 

1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.

 

2. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The state or habit of having more than one mate.

 

3. (Bot. )

 

Defn: The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

polygamous

po lyg a mous |pəˈligəməs pəˈlɪɡəməs | ▶adjective practicing, relating to, or involving polygamy: polygamous societies. • Zoology (of an animal ) typically having more than one mate. • Botany (of a plant ) bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants. DERIVATIVES po lyg a mous ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek polugamos (from polu- ‘much, often ’ + -gamos ‘marrying ’) + -ous .

 

polygamy

po lyg a my |pəˈligəmē pəˈlɪɡəmi | ▶noun 1 the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. • Zoology a pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate. 2 Botany the condition of bearing some male, some female, and sometimes some perfect flowers on the same plant. DERIVATIVES po lyg a mist |-mist |noun polygamy ( sense 1 ) ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French polygamie, via late Latin from Greek polugamia, from polugamos ‘often marrying. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

polygamous

pol ¦yg ¦am |ous |pəˈlɪgəməs | ▶adjective relating to or involving polygamy: polygamous societies. • Zoology (of an animal ) typically having more than one mate. • Botany (of a plant ) bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants. DERIVATIVES polygamously adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Greek polugamos (from polu- ‘much, often ’ + -gamos ‘marrying ’) + -ous .

 

polygamy

pol ¦yg |amy |pəˈlɪgəmi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. • Zoology a pattern of mating in which an animal has more than one mate. • Botany the condition of bearing some flowers with stamens only, some with pistils only, and some with both, on the same or different plants. DERIVATIVES polygamist noun ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French polygamie, via late Latin from Greek polugamia, from polugamos ‘often marrying ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

polygam

po ly gam Adjektiv |polyg a m |zu griechisch gámos = Ehe 1 a (von Tieren und Menschen ) von der Anlage her auf mehrere Geschlechtspartner bezogen polygame Vögel b Völkerkunde die Mehrehe, die Vielehe kennend; in Mehrehe, in Vielehe lebend polygame Völker c selten mit mehreren Partnern geschlechtlich verkehrend sie wohnen zusammen, leben aber beide polygam 2 Botanik (von bestimmten Pflanzen ) sowohl zwittrige als auch eingeschlechtige Blüten gleichzeitig tragend

 

Polygamie

Po ly ga mie Substantiv, feminin , die |Polygam ie |die Polygamie; Genitiv: der Polygamie 1 a besonders Völkerkunde Ehe mit mehreren Partnern; Mehrehe, Vielehe b Zusammenleben, geschlechtlicher Verkehr mit mehreren Partnern 2 Botanik Auftreten von zwittrigen und eingeschlechtigen Blüten gleichzeitig auf einer Pflanze

 

Polygamist

Po ly ga mist Substantiv, maskulin , der |Polygam i st |griechisch-neulateinisch in Vielehe lebender Mann

 

Polygamistin

Po ly ga mis tin Substantiv, feminin , die |Polygam i stin |in Vielehe lebende Frau

 

French Dictionary

polygame

polygame adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif et nom masculin et féminin 1 Qui a plusieurs femmes, en parlant d ’un homme. : Un sultan polygame. ANTONYME monogame . 2 Qui a plusieurs maris, en parlant d ’une femme. : Faire la connaissance d ’une polygame, ce n ’est pas chose courante. ANTONYME monogame . Note Orthographique pol y ga m e, un seul m.

 

polygamie

polygamie n. f. nom féminin État d ’une personne polygame. ANTONYME monogamie . Note Orthographique pol y ga m ie.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

polygamous

po lyg a mous /pəlɪ́ɡəməs /形容詞 1 複婚制の, 一夫多妻 (主義 )の .2 〘植 〙雌雄混株の, 雑性花の .3 〘動 〙多婚性の .～ly 副詞

 

polygamy

po lyg a my /pəlɪ́ɡəmi /名詞 U 1 複婚制 〘一夫多妻または ｟まれ ｠一妻多夫; →monogamy , bigamy , polyandry 〙.2 〘植 〙雌雄混株 (性 ).po l ý g a mist 名詞 C 一夫多妻 (主義 )者 .