polygyny

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/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

Definition of polygyny

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)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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noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”
(countable, uncountable)The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of polygamy.

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

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