Polyandry used to be common among the Sherpas of Nepal, where a band of brothers would often take a wife in common. When she died--of child-bearing or overwork--they would frequently marry her younger sister.
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Polyandry
Synonyms for "polyandry" (20 found)
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1 entriesTranslations
42 translations across 30 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- تَعَدُّد اَلْأَزْوَاج noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Belarusian
1 entries- многаму́ства noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Catalan
1 entries- poliàndria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 一妻多夫 noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- 一妻多夫制 noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Czech
1 entries- mnohomužství noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Dutch
2 entries- polyandrie noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- veelmannerij noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Esperanto
1 entries- poliandrio noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Estonian
2 entries- mitmemehepidamine noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- polüandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Finnish
2 entries- monimiehisyys noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- polyandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
French
1 entries- polyandrie noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Georgian
2 entries- მრავალქმრიანობა noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- პოლიანდრია noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
German
2 entries- Polyandrie noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- Vielmännerei noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Greek
1 entries- πολύανδρος noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Hindi
1 entries- बहुपतित्व noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Ido
2 entries- poliandreso noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- poliandro noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Irish
1 entries- polandras noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Italian
1 entries- poliandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Japanese
2 entries- ポリアンドリー noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- 一妻多夫制 noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Lithuanian
2 entries- daugvyrystė noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- poliandrija noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Macedonian
2 entries- многума́штво noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- полиандрија noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Māori
1 entries- wahine moe tokomaha noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Persian
1 entries- چندشوهری noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Polish
1 entries- poliandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Portuguese
1 entries- poliandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Russian
2 entries- многому́жество noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- полиа́ндрия noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- mnogomuštvo noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
- poliàndrija noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Spanish
1 entries- poliandria noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Swedish
1 entries- polyandri noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Ukrainian
1 entries- багатому́жжя noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Welsh
1 entries- amlwriaeth noun (plurality of husbands at the same time)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
Ospreys often mate for life, though instances of polyandry have been observed.
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