polyandrium

noun

poly·​an·​dri·​um

variants or less commonly polyandrion

-ēˌän,

-ēən

plural -s

: an ancient Greek burying ground especially for men fallen in battle

broadly : cemetery

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Greek polyandrion, polyandreion, from polyandrion place where many people meet, from neuter of polyandrios of or connected with many men, from poly- + andr-, anēr man

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