Digamy
Translation of "digamy" into Russian
digamy
NounUK
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
US
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
digamy
digamies pl
Digamy is the act of marrying again after the death of a spouse.
Дигамия - это акт повторного вступления в брак после смерти супруга.
Definitions
digamy
NounUK
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
US
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
The act or fact of entering into a second marriage, especially after the death or divorce of a spouse.
After the passing of her husband, she considered digamy as a way to find companionship again.
Bigamy; the state or offence of being married to two people at the same time (archaic).
In medieval canon law, digamy could be prosecuted in the same manner as bigamy.
(Botany) The condition of bearing both staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant; digamous state.
The shrub shows digamy, producing male and female flowers on a single branch.
digamy
AdjectiveUK
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
US
/ˈdɪɡəmi/
Relating to or involving a second marriage.
The council discussed the digamy regulations applicable to widowed clergy.