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Polygyny

Polygyny Meaning & Definition
Polygyny Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Polygyny?

[n] having more than one wife at a time

Synonyms | Synonyms for Polygyny: polygamy

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See Also | marriage | matrimony | union | wedlock

Polygyny In Webster's Dictionary

\Po*lyg"y*ny\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? woman, wife.] The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives. --H. Spenser.

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