bir kaç kadınla, aynı anda evli bulunma hali veya adeti, poligami

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Definition of bir kaç kadınla, aynı anda evli bulunma hali veya adeti, poligami in Turkish English dictionary

(Tıp) polygamy

The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate

An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.

The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time

Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands.

Commonly used specifically for polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time

The Islamic form of polygamy is a husband with up to four wives.

{n} a plurality of wives at one time

the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once

having more than one spouse at a time

Polyandry

The state or habit of having more than one mate

Polygamy is the custom in some societies in which someone can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. the practice of having more than one husband or wife at the same time bigamy, monogamy monogamy. Marriage to more than one spouse at a time. Although the term may also refer to polyandry (marriage to more than one man) it is often used as a synonym for polygyny (marriage to more than one woman), which appears to have once been common in most of the world and is still found widely in some cultures. Polygyny seems to offer the husband increased prestige, economic stability, and sexual companionship in cultures where pregnancy and lactation dictate abstinence, while offering the wives a shared labour burden and an institutionalized role where a surplus of unmarried women might otherwise exist. The polygynous family is often fraught with bickering and sexual jealousy; to preserve harmony, one wife may be accorded seniority, and each wife and her children may have separate living quarters. Polyandry is relatively rare; in Tibet and Nepal, where brothers may marry a single woman, the practice serves to limit the number of descendants and keep limited land within the household

The condition of having more than one spouse at the same time

The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time; most commonly, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under bigamy, and compare polyandry and polygyny

{i} practice of maintaining several spouses simultaneously (esp. several wives)

marriage in which a spouse may have more than one mate at the same time

1 In criminal law, the offense of having more than one husband or wife at one time

A marriage system that allows multiple spouses See polygynous and polyandry

See the Note under Bigamy, and cf

Form of marriage in which a person may have more than one spouse

Custom of being married to more than one person at a time Usually the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time

The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers

an individual who has more than one spouse

Hyphenation

bir kaç ka·dın·la, ay·nı an·da ev·li bu·lun·ma ha·li ve·ya a·de·ti, po·li·ga·mi