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Definition of Monogyny
1. Noun. Having only one wife at a time.
Definition of Monogyny
1. n. Marriage with the one woman only.
Definition of Monogyny
1. Noun. The practice of having one wife at the same time. ¹
2. Noun. The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monogyny
1. the condition of having one wife at a time [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Monogyny
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1. Marriage with the one woman only.
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Monogyny
Literary usage of Monogyny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Science of Ethics by Michael Cronin (1917)
"We shall first inquire whether and how far monogyny or the possession of one wife
only is prescribed by natural law, then whether ..."
2. Some First Steps in Human Progress by Frederick Starr (1895)
"(f) monogyny, temporary in its character, where one man is married to one wife,
... Such monogyny is not uncommon, and as a matter of fact among most lower ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"One who adopts or favors monogyny. ... Having only one wife; living in monogyny;
monogamous, as a man: correlated with ..."
4. The Saxon and the Celt: A Study in Sociology by John Mackinnon Robertson (1897)
"The sole basis for the dogma is the old datum as to the monogyny . of the ancient
Teutons,—a monogyny which, supposing it to be real, we have seen to be ..."
5. Formative Influences of Legal Development by Albert Kocourek, John Henry Wigmore (1918)
"... and monogyny have no constant relation; when it is found, monogyny has a
minimum intensity and maximum diffusion, while polygyny has a maximum intensity ..."
6. Government Or Human Evolution by Edmond Kelly (1900)
"In the second place, the monogyny practised by the solitary carnivora ...
of sexual jealousy that commits them not only to monogyny but to solitude. ..."
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