Polygyny

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/

Origin

From Ancient Greek πολύ (poly, "many") + γυνή (gunē, "woman, wife").

Full definition of polygyny

Noun

1. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - Herbert Spencer

Derived terms

• polygynist
• polygynous

Antonyms

• monogamy
• monogyny
• polyandry

Hypernyms

• polygamy

Coordinate terms

• bigamy