Polygamy vs. Polygyny

Polygamynoun

The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Polygamynoun

Specifically, polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.

Polygamynoun

(zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.

Polygamynoun

(botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Polygamynoun

The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; - opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.

Polygamynoun

The state or habit of having more than one mate.

Polygamynoun

The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Polygamynoun

having more than one spouse at a time

Polygamy

Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, ) is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny.

Polygynynoun

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

Polygynynoun

The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.

Polygynynoun

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.

Polygynynoun

having more than one wife at a time

Polygynynoun

polygamy in which a man has more than one wife.

Polygynynoun

a pattern of mating in which a male animal has more than one female mate.

Polygyny

Polygyny (; from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία from πολύ- poly- , and γυνή gyne or ) is the most common and accepted form of polygamy, entailing the marriage of a man with several women.