A form of polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at the same time. Cf. polyandry, n. 1a.
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > polygyny (8) polygyny1780 A form of polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at the same time. Cf. polyandry, n. 1a. polygynia1865 = polygyny, n. 1. Obsolete. rare. polygynaiky1880 = polygyny, n. sororate1910 In some kinship systems a custom whereby, on the death of his wife, a man is expected to marry her (unmarried) sister; also occasionally = sororal pol… sororal polygyny1952 (Cultural Anthropology), in some polygamous kinship systems, the custom whereby the first wife's sister(s) are preferred as secondary wives. Subcategories:— one who (1) — one of several wives (2) |
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