Definition
Plural of bigamy; instances or cases of being married to two people at the same time.
Etymology
English plural of bigamy, formed by changing '-y' to '-ies' following standard rules. Bigamy comes from Medieval Latin 'bigamia'.
Kelly Says
Historically, courts had to carefully document bigamies because the second marriage was null and void—these records are fascinating genealogical documents that reveal hidden family dramas.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ሴት ለማንኛውም ሰው
en-de an-d set le ma-n-ny-a-w sew
ARالعربية
polygamists
pa-li-ga-mists
BNবাংলা
বহুবিবাহী
boh-oo-bi-ba-hee
CACatalà
bigàmic
bee-gah-meek
CSČeština
bigamista
bee-gah-mee-sta
DADansk
bigamer
bee-gah-mer
DEDeutsch
Bigamie
bee-gah-mee
ELΕλληνικά
πολυγαμικός
pa-lee-gah-mee-kos
ESEspañol
bigámicos
bee-gah-MEE-kos
FAفارسی
همسری چندگانه
ham-sa-ree chon-de-ga-neh
FISuomi
bigamisti
bee-gah-mis-tee
FRFrançais
bigames
bee-gah-m
HEעברית
poligamy
pa-lee-ga-mee
HIहिन्दी
बहुपत्नी
bahu-pat-nee
HUMagyar
bigamista
bee-gah-mee-sta
IDBahasa Indonesia
bigami
bee-gah-mee
ITItaliano
bigami
bee-gah-mee
KMKM
ប្រពន្ធម្ចាស់
pra-pov-on-m-cha-as
MRMR
बहुपत्नी
bahu-pat-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
bigami
bee-gah-mee
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံမှန် ဇာတ်ကား
po-m-han ja-at-ka-ar
NLNederlands
bigamen
bee-gah-men
NONorsk
bigamer
bee-gah-mer
PLPolski
bigamie
bee-gah-mee-eh
PTPortuguês
bigâmicos
bee-gah-MEE-kos
RORomână
bigamist
bee-gah-mist
RUРусский
полигам
pa-lee-gahm
SVSvenska
bigamer
bee-gah-mer
SWKiswahili
bigami
bee-gah-mee
TAதமிழ்
பலமணப்பெருமான்
pa-la-ma-na-pe-ru-ma-an
TEతెలుగు
కుటుంబం
koo-tum-bam
THไทย
ผู้มีภรรยาหลาย
poo-mee-phon-ya-laai
TRTürkçe
birden fazla eşli
bir-den pa-ha-la eş-li
UKУкраїнська
полігаміст
pa-lee-ga-mist
URاردو
بیگامی
bee-gah-mee
VITiếng Việt
người có nhiều vợ
ngoo-ee koh-nhee vo
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Bigamy historically enforced asymmetric legal consequences: men's plural marriages were regulated differently than women's, and family law applied marriage restrictions unequally by gender across jurisdictions.
Inclusive Usage
Use descriptively for the practice itself, but acknowledge historical gender-based differences in legal enforcement and social censure.