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Definition of Polygyny
1. Noun. Having more than one wife at a time.
Definition of Polygyny
1. n. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.
Definition of Polygyny
1. Noun. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - H. Spencer ¹
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Definition of Polygyny
1. the condition of having more than one wife at the same time [n -NIES]
Medical Definition of Polygyny
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygyny
Literary usage of Polygyny
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edvard Westermarck (1908)
"As another obstacle to polygyny we have to note the true monogamous sentiment
... polygyny is finally checked by the respect in which women are held by men. ..."
2. The Family: An Ethnographical and Historical Outline with Descriptive Notes by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1906)
"individual marr In both polygyny and polyandry there may be a subordination ij
subordination among the wives or husbands to a polyandry J- • UU polygyny«* ..."
3. The Science of Ethics by Michael Cronin (1917)
"THE ATTRIBUTES OF MARRIAGE APPENDIX HISTORICAL polygyny The question arises as
to how far polygyny is practised amongst the savage races. ..."
4. The Family: An Ethnographical and Historical Outline with Descriptive Notes by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1906)
"... (polygyny), between one female and two or more males (polyandry)—each husband
may also have more than one wife,—and between a group of males and a group ..."
5. The Family: An Ethnographical and Historical Outline with Descriptive Notes by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1908)
"... between one male and two or more females (polygyny), between one female and
two or more males (polyandry)—each husband may also have more than one wife ..."
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