multiple spouses
More than one
Multiple spouses refers to having more than one husband or wife simultaneously, as in polygamous marriages, or sequentially, as through divorce and remarriage.
The phrase appears in legal, religious, and social contexts: Tax law doesn't account for multiple spouses, She'd buried multiple spouses by age sixty.
Sequential multiple spouses is sometimes called serial monogamy.
- bigamyIllegal second marriage
- marriage certificateLegal proof of wedlock
- polyandryOne female, several mates
- family courtTribunal for household legal matters
- jealousyResentful desire for another's advantages
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One partner at a time
unmarried · one wife · single · celibacy · bachelorhood
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