The case, and polygamy, are back in the news. The Utah Supreme Court reversed the charges against Jeffs and ordered a new trial, saying the jury received improper instructions. The legal situation revives interest not just in polygamy but in all the different types of marriage and the words that describe the multiplicity of matrimony. The opposite of polygamy is monogamy. Is this complicated enough yet?
What about a woman who has more than one husband at one time? Awesomely vs. Fat vs. Sonhood vs. Ricochet vs. Channel vs. Trending Comparisons. Mandate vs. Skinwalker vs. Ivermectin vs. Socialism vs. Man vs. Supersonic vs. Gazelle vs. Jem vs. Mouse vs. Lubuntu vs. You vs. Virtual vs. Featured Comparisons Guidence vs. Togather vs. Maintenance vs. Brachycardia vs.
Villainize vs. Catagory vs. Correspondance vs. Incentivise vs. When a person has more than one spouse, the word is polygamy. If the spouses are wives, polygyny is a more specific term.
If the spouses are husbands, the appropriate word is polyandry. For any marriage in which a person has more than one spouse, use polygamy. If those spouses are wives, the people in this marriage are practicing polygyny , a specific type of polygamy.
The root gyn is Greek for woman or female —just like in the words gynecologist and misogyny. Since wives are women, and polygyny is the practice of having more than one wife, this Greek root is your clue to the meaning of polygyny.
Is it polygamy or polygyny?
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