BIGAMY


Meaning of BIGAMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbi-gə-mē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English bigamie, from Medieval Latin bigamia, from Latin bi- + Late Latin -gamia -gamy

Date: 13th century

: the act of entering into a marriage with one person while still legally married to another

• big·a·mist -mist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.