POLYGYNY

polygyny

(noun) polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

polygyny (countable and uncountable, plural polygynies)

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

Antonyms

• monogamy

• monogyny

• oligogyny

• polyandry

Hypernyms

• polygamy

Coordinate terms

• bigamy

Source: Wiktionary

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Po*lyg"y*ny, n. Etym: [Poly- + Gr.

Definition: The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives. H. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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