polygamicaladj.
/ˌpɒlɪˈɡamɪkl/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈɡæmək(ə)l/ Now rare.
= polygamic adj.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy
polygamous1547
polygamicc1741
polygamical1781
polygamist1855
polygamistic1857
1781 J. Clowes tr. E. Swedenborg True Christian Relig. II. xiv. 451 The Nature and Quality of Polygamical Love [L. amoris polygamici] amongst the Mahometans.
1819 Metropolis (ed. 2) II. 156 With every polygamical inclination, neither of his present wives seem to claim him.
1914 G. K. Chesterton Flying Inn 69 Why should you shrink then, ladies, from this great polygamical experiment?
1931 J. M. Murray Son of Woman iv. 284 The patriarchal, polygamical dream is more convincing, because it does allow provision for the self-perpetuation of the new humanity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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