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A woman that is married to more than one man is called what?
Women (or men) who have more than one married mate is called a 'bigamist.'
Can a woman be married to more than one man?
In some cultures and legal systems, a woman can be married to more than one man simultaneously, a practice known as polyandry. However, this is less common than polygyny (one man having multiple wives) and is not widely accepted in most societies.
What type of marriage is polygamy?
Polygamy is a type of marriage where one is married to more than one person. It is usually where a man marries more than one woman but it can include a woman marrying more than one man.
How do you live 9 years longer?
Get married. According to statistics, a married man has a life expectancy 9 years more than an unmarried one.
Is terry Wogan gay?
No- he is a married man with grown-up children. He may have had more than one previous marriage.
Can nuns be married to more than one guy?
Nuns cannot marry at all whilst they are nuns. They can leave the convent with the permission of the Mother Superior, and therefore marry one man, but a nun would never dream of marrying more than one man. This is bigamy if she is married to two men at a time, and nuns do not believe in divorce.
Can you be legally married to two people at the same time?
No. In Western countries you can only be married to one person at a time. In the United States, a man marrying two different women at the same time is a crime called "bigamy". The second marriage is legally void, but the attempt itself is criminal. "Polygamy" is the generic word for a situation when one man is married to more than one woman. The word for one woman marrying more than one man at once is "polyandry".
In some cultures a woman may have more than one husband a practice known as?
Actually, polygamy has three categories. Polygyny is when a man has more than one wife; polyandry is when a woman has more than one husband; and group marriage is when more than one couple gets married to each other.
Is it polygamy if a woman marries more than one man?
Yes. The dictionary definition of polygamy does not differentiate between a man having or a woman having more than one spouse.The general term is polygamy. When a man marries more than one woman it is called polygyny. When a women marries more than one it is called polyandry.There is also bigamy which is the term used for a person who knowingly marries while still married to someone else. Their "new" spouse is unaware of the existing marriage and bigamy is a felony.
What is the meaning of polygamous?
Polygamous is a term that applies to marriages where an individual has more than one spouse, is married to more than one person. A person married to two or more people is polygamous, is said to be committing polygamy, which is unlawful in the U.S. a polygamous relationship is one that involves more than two people, such as with the mormons' former tradition where the man marries 2+ wives.
How many times a person can get married in Iran?
A man may marry multiple wives in Iran. A woman may not have more than one husband.
What is A person who had more than one wife or husband called?
If a man commits the criminal offense of being married to more than one woman he is a bigamist. A man who is married to more than one woman in those countries where it is legal is a polygamist. The early Mormons in the United States were polygamists but then polygamy was made a criminal offense. A man may marry multiple times in most countries as long as each marriage ends in annulment, divorce, or death. He can only be married legally to one woman at a time. Famous example: King Henry VIII of England- six wives, but never two at the same time.
