digamy
[
dig
-
uh
-mee]
/ˈdɪg ə mi/
noun
1.
a second marriage, after the death or divorce of the first husband or wife; deuterogamy.
Compare
monogamy
(def 3).
Origin
1625-35;
<
Late Latin
digamia
<
Greek
digamía,
equivalent to
di-
di-
1
+
-gamia
-gamy
Related forms
digamous,
adjective
British Dictionary definitions for
digamy
digamy
/
ˈdɪɡəmɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-mies
1.
a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce
Also called
deuterogamy
Compare
bigamy
Derived Forms
digamist,
noun
digamous,
adjective
Word Origin
C17: from Late Latin
digamia,
from Greek, from
di
1
+
gamos
marriage