POLYGYNY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("polygyny" is a kind of...):

polygamy (the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time)

Derivation:

polygynist (a man with two or more wives)

polygynous (having more than one wife at a time)

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