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bigamy(dictionary)
Bigamy(law)

bigamy (iou)



bigamy noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French bigamie, from bigame from late Latin bigamus, from Latin BI- + Greek -gamos married.]
The crime of going through a form of marriage while a previous marriage is still in existence; having two wives or husbands at once. ME.
Ecclesiastical Law. Remarriage after the death of a spouse; marriage with a widow or widower. obsolete exc. Hist. LME.
bigamist noun a person who commits or lives in bigamy M17.
bigamous adjective living in or involving bigamy M19.
bigamously adverb L19.