n.
Pronunciation: ' mä- ˌ nan-dr ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dries
Etymology: mon- + -andry (as in polyandry )
Date: 1855
: a marriage form or custom in which a woman has only one husband at a time
n.
Pronunciation: ' mä- ˌ nan-dr ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -dries
Etymology: mon- + -andry (as in polyandry )
Date: 1855
: a marriage form or custom in which a woman has only one husband at a time
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012