Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
having more than one husband at a time;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Polyandry \Pol`y*an"dry\, n. [Poly- + Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man,
male: cf. F. polyandrie.]
The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the
same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
[1913 Webster]
Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
polyandry
n 1: having more than one husband at a time
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "polyandry":
beena marriage, bigamy, common-law marriage, companionate marriage,
concubinage, deuterogamy, left-handed marriage, levirate,
leviration, love match, marriage of convenience, monandry,
monogamy, monogyny, morganatic marriage, picture marriage,
polygamy, polygyny, trial marriage, trigamy
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):
POLYANDRY. The state of a woman who has several husbands.
2. Polyandry is legalized only in Tibet. This is inconsistent with the
law of nature. Vide Law of Nature.