the state or practice of having only one male sex partner over a period of time
2. Botany
a monandrous condition
monandry in American English
(məˈnændri)
noun
1.
the practice or condition of having one husband at a time
2. (of a female animal)
the condition of having one mate at a time
Word origin
[1850–55; monandr(ous) + -y3]This word is first recorded in the period 1850–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boneyard, headhunting, overprint, runoff, segue-y is a suffix of various origins used in the formation of action nouns from verbs (inquiry), also found in other abstract nouns (carpentry; infamy)