Polygamists practice polygamy which is the practice of having more than one spouse simultaneously.
Multiple wives were allowed in the Bible primarily due to cultural norms and practices of the time, as well as the desire to have many children and ensure the continuation of a family line.
An African family is generally a nuclear unit. In some parts of Africa, a husband may have multiple wives in their family.
No, it is not permissible in Christianity for individuals to have multiple wives.
Maasai men can have multiple wives, with the number often depending on their wealth and social status. Traditionally, a man may have several wives to increase his status and to ensure a larger family, which is important for pastoralist cultures. There is no strict limit, but having multiple wives requires significant resources to support them and their children.
Having multiple wives - whether as a Sultan or otherwise - is known as polygamy.A word which particularly applies to the Middle East is harem - the part of a Muslim household reserved for wives and concubines. By extension this word came to be applied to the wives and concubines as a group.
Spanish word for wives is "esposas"
A Word to the Wives was created in 1955.
If one of the Sister Wives divorced Kody, they could marry another man. (This happened with Robyn, who divorced her previous husband and later married Kody) They could not marry anyone while still being married to Kody. Their church (the Apostolic United Brethren) teaches that marriage is only between one man and one or more women. Women cannot be married to multiple men at one time.
The word "wives" has one syllable.
The plural of "wife" is "wives." This irregular plural form changes the vowel in the word rather than simply adding an "s" or "es" at the end. The term "wives" refers to multiple married women.
Yes, Islam. many Prophets had many wives.
Family structures based on number of mates include monogamous families, where there is one spouse, and polygamous families, which can be further categorized into polygyny (one husband, multiple wives) and polyandry (one wife, multiple husbands).