Polygamy is the practice of being married to more than one husband or wife at a time.
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy;
Noun
having more than one spouse at a time
n.
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the
same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or
the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to
monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note
under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
n.
The state or habit of having more than one mate.
n.
The condition or state of a plant which bears both
perfect and unisexual flowers.
Polygamy
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy;
Usage Examples
No Congress ever has seen fit to amend the Constitution to address any issue related to marriage. No Constitutional Amendment was needed to ban polygamy or bigamy, nor was a Constitutional Amendment needed to set a uniform age of majority to ban child marriages.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.
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