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n. The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Also called plural marriage.

n. Zoology A mating pattern in which a single individual mates with more than one individual of the opposite sex.

n. The having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time

n. 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.

n. The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.

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

n. 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. See the Note under bigamy, and cf. polyandry.

n. The state or habit of having more than one mate.

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

n. Marriage with more than one spouse; the having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time.

n. In zoology, the practice or habit of having more than one mate of the opposite sex; polyandry or polygyny

n. having more than one spouse at a time

"Nichols served as lead prosecutor in all past church cases, but he was careful not to mention the word polygamy Tuesday."

monogamy    polyandry   

spousal relationship    union    matrimony    marriage    wedlock   

seraglio    concubine    harem   

exogamy    polygamous    polygamical    bigamy    polygamic   

bigamy    polyandry   

polyandry    polygyny   

polygamize    polygamist   

polygyny   

infanticide    concubinage    adultery    polyandry    monogamy    cannibalism    prostitution    celibacy    incest    fornication