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What is a polygynous family?
Polygyny means being in a marriage with more than one wife, or is a pattern of mating in which a male animal has more than one female mate.
What is a monogamous family?
Monogamy is the practice of being married to only one person at any one time. Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse--usually, though not exclusively this involves men having more than one wife at a time. Therefore, a monogamous family is one in which the husband and wife are in a monogamous relationship. In other words, they are married to one another exclusively.
What is the definition to having more than one wife?
Polygamy.
What do you call having more than one wife?
Polygamy.
What is the practice of having more than one spouse at a time called?
Having more than one spouse is called polygamy. More specifically, having more than one wife is polygyny and more than one husband is polyandry. Polygamy is illegal in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe but is allowed in some African, Middle Eastern, and Asian countries. Despite the fact that it is illegal, many still choose to practice it in secret. Most likely there are at least a handful of polygamists in every state of the US.
What are the advantages of having more than one wife?
the answer my friend is in the wind
What is the word for having two wives or husbands at once?
The practice is called bigamy.It is a specific case of polygamy, which means having more than one spouse at the same time (an illegal practice in the US). The gender specific terms are polygyny for having more than one wife, and polyandry for having more than one husband.Some societies and religions allow men to have several wives, and historically some societies permitted multiple husbands.
What is the Custom of having more than one wife at the same time called?
palygim
What is a one word substitute for having more than one wife at once?
The legal term is bigamy (more than one spouse), while the technical term is polygamy. More specifically, more than one wife is polygyny.
Are Lebanese men allowed to have more than 1 wife?
Yes, Shia Muslims in Lebanon are allowed to have more than a wife. Polygamy is still practice in most countries in the Middle east, and quite common.
Why did Ivan the terrible have so many wife's?
Well, back then, they had a different life style and having more than wife/husband was a part of it.
Can a christian woman marry to a man who is having more than one wife?
no, but a Muslim can. it is illegal if you are christian.
