Etymology

biandry

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Today it means: The state of having two male partners. Full definition →

First used late 19th c.German Biandrie ← French biandrie
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  1. French · borrowed frombiandrie
  2. German · borrowed fromBiandrie
  3. English todaybiandry

Probably borrowed from German Biandrie or French biandrie. Equivalent to bi- + -andry.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. The state of having two male partners.
  • from 20th c. Marriage with two men.

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