Hypergyny

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself uncountable, usually

    "2015 The “female fertility–social stratification–hypergyny” hypothesis"

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"2015 The “female fertility–social stratification–hypergyny” hypothesis"

Etymology

From hyper- + -gyny.

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