polygamy
polygamy
englantipolygamia, moniavioisuus
Synonyymisanakirja
polygamy
avioliitto, aviosääty, liitto, aviollinen suhde, monimiehisyys, polyandria, moniavioisuus, polygamia, monivaimoisuus, polygynia.
Rimmaavat sanat
polygamy rimmaa näiden kanssa:
kyhmy, äänihuulikyhmy, äänikyhmy, istuinkyhmy, kylmänkyhmy, luukyhmy, ryhmy, hymy, ivahymy, dollarihymy...
Englannin sanakirja
polygamy (englanti > suomi)
polygamy englanniksi
The having of multiple socially bonded sexual partners at the same time
''Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands
The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
1859, Charles Dickens, The Haunted House
1991, Kathryn M Daynes, Plural wives and the nineteenth-century Mormon marriage system, page 16
2008, Zeitzen, Miriam Koktvedgaard Polygamy: a cross-cultural analysis, p 3
puhekieltä The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
''An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy
puhekieltä The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.
''The Islamic form of polygamy is a husband with up to four wives