OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 4935

polygyny

/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
poliginia
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
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.
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