Multilingual Demographic Dictionary, second unified edition, English volume

Marriage laws (MARRIAGE laws)

Translation
Section	English 502	Arabic 502	Czech 502	German 502	Spanish 502	French 502	Italian 502	Japanese 502	Portuguese 502	Russian 502	Chinese 502
502-1	marriage laws	قوانين الزواج	manželské zákonodárství	Ehegesetzgebung	legislación matrimonial	législation matrimoniale	legislazioni matrimoniali	婚姻法	leis matrimoniais	Брачное законодательство	婚姻法
502-2	marriage customs	عادات الزواج	manželské obyčejové právo	Heiratssitte	costumbres matrimoniales	coutume matrimoniale	costumi matrimoniali	結婚慣習	costumes matrimoniais	Брачные обычаи	婚姻习俗
502-3	monogamous	وحدانية الزوج والزوجة	monogamní	Monogam	monógama	monogame	monogama	単婚	monogâmica	Моногамное (общество)	一夫一妻制
502-4	polygamous	تعدد الأزواج و الزوجات	polygamní	Polygam	polígama	polygame	poligama	複婚	poligâmicas	Полигамное (общество)	多配偶制
502-5	polyandrous	تعدد الأزواج للزوجة الواحدة—ضمد	polyandrický	Polyandrisch	poliandras	polyandre	poliandre	一妻多夫婚	poliândrica	Полиандрия —Многомужество	一妻多夫制
502-6	polygynous	تعدد الزوجات للرجل الواحد—مضارة	polygynní	Polygyn	poliginia —polígenas	polygyne	poligine	一夫多妻婚	poligínica	Полигиния —Многоженство	一夫多妻制

Marriage laws ¹ or marriage customs ² differ in different societies. A person who is married to only one person at a time is called monogamous ³. A person who is married to several persons simultaneously is called polygamous ⁴. A distinction is made between polyandrous ⁵ societies, where a woman may have several husbands, and polygynous ⁶ societies, where a man may have several wives. The term "polygamy" is frequently used in the sense of polygyny.