The possession by a woman of more than one husband at
the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred. "To stint rancour and dissencioun." Chaucer. It would not be easy to conceive the passion, rancor, and malice of their tongues and hearts. Burke. Syn. -- Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge; animosity...