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monandry
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun monandry has 1 sense
- monandry(n = noun.state) Array - the state of having only one husband at a time; Array is a kind of marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
Derived form adjective monandrous1
CIDE DICTIONARY
monandry, n. [See Monandria.].
The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with polyandry. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
monandry, n.
1 the custom of having only one husband at a time.
2 Bot. the state of having a single stamen.
1 the custom of having only one husband at a time.
2 Bot. the state of having a single stamen.
Derivative
monandrous adj.
Etymology
MONO- after polyandry
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