polyandrist

9.9

A woman who has more than one husband at the same time

noun
/ˌpɒliˈændrɪst/

: poliandrista

As a polyandrist, she was married to three brothers who shared household responsibilities.

Examples

In certain Himalayan communities, a polyandrist is not uncommon due to cultural and economic factors.
A polyandrist can have multiple husbands legally in certain cultures.
The sociology lecture discussed the rare case of a polyandrist family structure.
Many people are surprised to learn that a polyandrist exists in modern society.
As a polyandrist, she was married to three brothers who shared household responsibilities.
In certain Himalayan communities, a polyandrist is not uncommon due to cultural and economic factors.
A polyandrist can have multiple husbands legally in certain cultures.

Synonyms

polygamist

vspolyandrist

19 8.2

A person who is married to more than one person at the same time

refers only to a woman married to several husbands at the same time

How Monogamous

monogamist

3 6.4

polyandrist

9.9

Surface Forms

polyandrist singular

polyandrists plural

Morphology

polyandrist = polyandry (opaque) = poly + andr + ist

The word is formed from the specialized classical base 'polyandry' plus '-ist', but the full meaning is not readily recoverable for an average learner from the component parts alone.

Etymology

Polyandrist comes from poly- meaning 'many', seen in polygon or polyglot, and andr- meaning 'man', seen in android. So, a polyandrist is a woman who has 'many men' as husbands, that is, more than one husband at the same time.