polygyny
21polygyny — Marriage to several women …
22polygyny — /pəˈlɪdʒəni / (say puh lijuhnee) noun 1. the practice or the condition of having more than one wife at one time. 2. Zoology the habit or condition of mating with more than one female. {Greek polygyn(aios) having many wives + y3} …
23polygyny — n. marriage of man to several wives at once. ♦ polygynist, n. ♦ polygynous, a …
24polygyny — n. polygamy in which a man has more than one wife. Derivatives: polygynous adj. Etymology: POLY (1) + gyny f. Gk gune woman …
25sororal polygyny — See polygyny …
26sororal polygyny — noun : a polygyny in which the wives are sisters contrasted with fraternal polyandry; compare levirate, sororate …
27полигиния — polygyny полигиния. Форма отношения полов, при которой самец оплодотворяет более одной самки в течение репродуктивного сезона; различают территориальную (наличие индивидуальных участков самок на территории, охраняемых одним самцом), гаремную… …
28polygynous — polygyny ► NOUN ▪ polygamy in which a man has more than one wife. DERIVATIVES polygynous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek gun woman …
29Polygamy — Toba chieftain and his wives, 1892 Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as often married )[1] is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] …
30Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …
