polygyny

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
3. (countable, uncountable) Synonym of polygamy.

Opposite of

monogyny, ;, monogamy

Synonyms

polygamy

polyandry

plural marriage

Translations

polygynie

Polygynie

poliginia

Vielweiberei

تعدد الزوجات

poliginia

Polygamie

poligínia

تَعَدُّد اَلزَّوْجَات

mehrer Ehefrauen

Poliginia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.