polygyny
11Polygyny in Islam — This is a sub article to Polygyny and Islamic marital jurisprudenceIn Islam, polygamy is allowed and practised under certain restricted conditions. Muslim men are allowed to practise polygyny and can have more than one wife at the same time, up… …
12polygyny — noun Date: 1780 the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time compare polyandry, polygamy …
13polygyny — a male mating with more than one female …
14polygyny — noun /pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/ The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives Ant: monogamy, monogyny, polyandry …
15polygyny — полигиния …
16polygyny — po·lyg·y·ny pə lij ə nē n, pl nies the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at one time compare POLYANDRY, POLYGAMY po·lyg·y·nous nəs adj * * * po·lyg·y·ny (p …
17polygyny — po·lyg·y·ny || pÉ™ lɪdʒɪnɪ ,gɪnɪ n. practice of marrying more than one woman simultaneously …
18polygyny — [pə lɪdʒɪni] noun polygamy in which a man has more than one wife. Compare with polyandry. Derivatives polygynous pə lɪdʒɪnəs adjective Origin C18: from poly + Gk gunē woman …
19polygyny — po·lyg·y·ny …
20polygyny — po•lyg•y•ny [[t]pəˈlɪdʒ ə ni[/t]] n. ant the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time • Etymology: 1770–80; < Gk polygýnaios having many wives po•lyg′y•nist, n. po•lyg′y•nous, adj …
