cenogamy

English

Alternative forms

• cœnogamy (obsolete)

Etymology

From cen- +‎ -o- +‎ -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος (gámos, “bond”).

Noun

cenogamy (uncountable)

1. 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

• “cenogamy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• geomancy