"state of having two wives or husbands at the same time," mid-13c., from Old French bigamie (13c.), from Church Latin bigamia, from Late Latin bigamus "twice married," a hybrid from bi- "double" (see bi-) + Greek gamos "marrying" (see gamete). The Greek word was digamos "twice married."
Bigamie is unkinde eing, On engleis tale, twie-wifing. [c. 1250]
In Middle English, also of two successive marriages or marrying a widow.
例文
1. He was sentenced to one year 's imprisonment for committing bigamy .
彼は重婚罪で1年間投獄された。
2.It developed that he had another wife living and his indictment for bigamy followed.
後に妻と結婚したことが発覚し、続いて重婚罪に問われた。
3. Bigamy lightened the horizon of his shadowy thoughts for a moment.
しばらくの間、彼の考えの中でぼんやりと重婚という考えが浮かんだ。
＜dl>＜dt＞4.Do you know the punishment for bigamy ？Two mothers-in-law！
＜重婚罪＞の罰はなぜ？2人の義母を持つこと！
5.Indian law，however，prohibits bigamy and makes divorce a complicated procedure.