cenogamy
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- cœnogamy (obsolete)
Etymology edit
cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος (gámos, “bond”).
Noun edit
cenogamy (uncountable)
- The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
References edit
- “cenogamy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.