Digamy
/ˈdɪɡ.ə.mi/noun
The state or practice of marrying a second time, especially after the death or divorce of a spouse.
Did you know?In older Christian usage, digamy could carry a moral sting because remarriage was sometimes treated as spiritually suspect, so the word lived at the edge of law, religion, and social control.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
digamia
“remarriage; a second marriage”
Late Latin
Latin
digamia
“second marriage”
Middle English
English
digamie
“a second marriage, especially after widowhood”
Modern English
English
digamy
“the condition or practice of marrying again”
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