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单词 bigama
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bigamaadj.n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin bigama.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin bigama, feminine (also used as noun, c1480) of bigamus bigamus adj. Compare earlier bigamus adj., bigame adj.
Obsolete. rare.
A. adj.
Of a woman: bigamous.
ΚΠ
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1408/2 Perceyuyng her former Mariage to bee hurtefull vnto her husband, to saue her husbandes life, she tooke an othe before the iudges, that she was not Bigama.
B. n.
A female bigamist.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > bigamy > one who > woman
bigama1586
1586 W. Warner Æneidos in Albions Eng. sig. Oiv Greater is the wonder of your strickt chastity, then it woulde be a nouell to see you a Bigama.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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