Polygyny

//pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. countable, uncountable

    "We may infer that in most cases where polygyny exists, monogamy co-exists to a greater extent, and in all other cases to a considerable extent."

  2. 2
    a form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives wordnet
  3. 3
    The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    Synonym of polygamy. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.

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