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Polygyny
CIDE DICTIONARY
Polygyny, n. [Poly- + Gr. woman, wife.].
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives. H. Spenser. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Polygyny, n. polygamy in which a man has more than one wife.
Derivative
polygynous adj.
Etymology
POLY-(1) + gyny f. Gk gune woman
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