BIGAMY


Meaning of BIGAMY in English

big ‧ a ‧ my /ˈbɪɡəmi/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Medieval Latin ; Origin: bigamia , from Latin bi- ( ⇨ ↑ bi- ) + Late Latin -gamia ( -GAMY ) ]

the crime of being married to two people at the same time ⇨ monogamy , polygamy

—bigamist noun [countable]

—bigamous adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.