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Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is a form of
polygamy entailing the
marriage of a man to
several women. The term
polygyny is from
Neoclassical Gr**** πολυγυνία...
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Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/; from Neo-Gr**** πολυγυνία, from πολύ- (polú-) 'many' and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife') is a
mating system in
which one male
lives and...
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allows Muslim men to be
married to
multiple women (a
practice known as
polygyny). Men can have up to four
wives at a time
according to the
islamic jurisprudence...
- a man is
married to more than one wife at the same time, it is
called polygyny. When a
woman is
married to more than one
husband at the same time, it...
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Christian views on the Old Covenant. The
practice primarily focuses on
polygyny (one man
having more than one wife) and not
polyandry (one
woman having...
- Polygamy,
including polygyny, is
outlawed in India.
While it was not
prohibited in
Ancient India and was
common among aristocrats and emperors, it is believed...
- purposes. In some
areas of the world,
arranged marriage,
forced marriage,
polygyny marriage,
polyandry marriage,
group marriage,
coverture marriage, child...
- The
polygyny threshold model is an
evolutionary explanation of
polygyny, the
mating of one male of a
species with more than one female. The
model shows...
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usually builds its
nests in
holes on oak trees. This
species practices polygyny,
usually bigamy, with the male
travelling large distances to
acquire a...
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takes two or more
husbands at the same time.
Polyandry is
contrasted with
polygyny,
involving one male and two or more females. If a
marriage involves a plural...
