Bigamy

Quick meaning: Bigamy is a noun meaning The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

Meaning

The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.

More Meanings

1. (ecclesiastical law, historical) A second marriage after the death of a spouse.

Example Sentences

Anita laughed and hugged him and told him he was the best kid in the world, if he was fifteen years older she'd commit bigamy and marry him. Sully-John blushed until he was purple.

This is a peculiar privilege of the clergy, that sentence of death can never be passed upon them for any number of manslaughters, bigamies, simple larcenies, or other clergyable offences; [...]

The providers of our sensational fiction [...] have gone on describing murders, bigamies, and forgeries, forgeries, bigamies, and murders, until at length these crimes have become about the most commonplace acts that a hero or heroine can perform.

Not to take a Wife to her Siſter] Not to take one Wife to another, or not to have at once two Wives. This ſentence condemneth Bigamie, and Polygamie, having two or more Wives together, Lev[iticus] 18. 18. Neither ſhalt thou take a Wife to her Siſter to vex her.

Word Forms

• bigamies
• bigamie

Synonyms for bigamy

Depending on context, synonyms include deuterogamy, digamy.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sologamy, doubleness, twoness, duplicacy, monogamy, multipartnership.

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