Definisjon av polygamy

Vi fant 7 definisjoner av polygamy på engelsk.

WordNet

Noun
polygamy - having more than one spouse at a time
		spousal relationship, wedlock, matrimony, marriage, union the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
		polyandry having more than one husband at a time

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Substantiv
polygamy - The having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time.
polygamy - Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.
polygamy - The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
polygamy - The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as "often married") is a form of marriage in which a person has more than one spouse at the same time, as opposed to monogamy in which a person has only one spouse at a time. When a man has more than one wife, the relationship is called polygyny; and when a woman has more than one husband, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called group marriage.

polygamy
A form of marriage in which a person has several spouse at the same time.

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