BIGAMY


Meaning of BIGAMY in English

n. (pl. -ies) the crime of marrying when one is lawfully married to another person. bigamist n. bigamous adj.

[ ME f. OF bigamie f. bigame bigamous f. LL bigamus (as BI-, Gk gamos marriage) ]

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