Polygamy
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Polygamy is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same
Prince Manga Ndumbe Bell and favorite wives
Chinese immigrant with his three wives and fourteen children, Cairns, 1904
Village chief and his wives in Guinea, c. 1910
Polygyny
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Polygyny is a form of polygamy entailing the marriage of a man to at least two or more women at the same time. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία; from Ancient Greek πολύ 'many' an
Polygamy
…of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, it is called polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at the same time, it is called polyandry. In contrast, in sociobiology and zoology, researchers use…
Rua Kenana and four of his wives
Old wife and a new one (1935) by Azim Azimzade