What is the difference between polygyny and polygamy?
polygyny | polygamy | Hypernyms |
The state or practice of having several wives]] at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - [[w:Herbert Spencer, H. Spencer
The having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time
The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
* 1991 , Kathryn M Daynes, Plural wives and the nineteenth-century Mormon marriage system , page 16
* 2008 , Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard Polygamy: a cross-cultural analysis , p 3
(zoology) The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
(botany) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
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 is a hypernym of polygyny.
Polygamy is a synonym of polygyny.
Polygamy is a hyponym of polygyny.
As nouns the difference between polygyny and polygamy
is that polygyny is the state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - H. Spencerpolygamy is the having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time.polygyny
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(polygynies)Derived terms
* polygynist * polygynousAntonyms
* monogamy * monogyny * polyandryHypernyms
* polygamyCoordinate terms
* bigamypolygamy
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(polygamies)- ''Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands
- Because Mormon polygamy was an unusual family form in nineteenth-century America
- Muslims and early Mormon communities have been known to practise polygamy .
- An insect queen actually practices polygamy''' only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and ' polygamy
- ''The Islamic form of polygamy is a husband with up to four wives
