polygamist
[ puh-lig-uh-mist ]
/ pəˈlɪg ə mɪst /
noun
a person who practices or favors polygamy.
Origin of polygamist
First recorded in 1630–40;
polygam(y) +
-ist
OTHER WORDS FROM polygamist
po·lyg·a·mis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby polygamist
polygala,
polygalaceous,
polygalactia,
polygalacturonase,
polygamic,
polygamist,
polygamophile,
polygamous,
polygamy,
polygene,
polygenesis
Example sentences from the Web for polygamistic
He upheld all the members of the polygamistic and governing class by his favoritism toward them.
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