单词 | bigamy |
释义 | bigamy /big"euh mee/, n. , pl. bigamies. 1. Law. the crime of marrying while one has a wife or husband still living, from whom no valid divorce has been effected. 2. Eccles. any violation of canon law concerning marital status that would disqualify a person from receiving holy orders or from retaining or surpassing an ecclesiastical rank. [1200-50; ME bigamie < ML bigamia (LL bigam(us) BIGAMOUS + L -ia -Y3)] |
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