1. A form of marriage in which one of the partners may have more than one spouse. From Greek 960; 959; 955; 965; 962; (polys "many") 947; 945; 956; 949; 969; (gameo "to marry") - 953; 945; ( -ia "action, quality") . See polyandry, polygyny, monogamy. By extension, it is also used for zoological and botanical relationships and reproduction.
