Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Polyandry /pälˌ-ēˌ-ăn'-drē/ · Pol·y·an·dry · IPA /pˌɑlˌiːˈændriː/ 01 n. The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry. 1. The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.