polygyny

noun po·lyg·y·ny \-nē\

Definition of POLYGYNY

: the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time — compare polyandry, polygamy

1780

Medical Dictionary

noun po·lyg·y·ny \pə-ˈlij-ə-nē\

plural po·lyg·y·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\ adjective

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