Polygynous

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Polygynous (POLYGYNOUS adj.)

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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 society in which a person may be married to only one person of the opposite sex at a time is called monogamous ³. Societies in which a person may be married to several persons simultaneously are 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.