Thursday, August 18, 2005

 

Polygamy

Polygamy


Comments:
No. You are wrong:

Polygamy \Po*lyg"a*my\, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time;

Polygyny \Po*lyg"y*ny\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? woman, wife.] The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.

Polyandry \Pol`y*an"dry\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ?, ?, man, male: cf. F. polyandrie.] The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time.

Bigamy \Big"a*my\, n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice married; bis twice + Gr. ? marriage; prob. akin to Skt. j[=a]mis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to bind, join: cf. F. bigamie.] (Law) The offense of marrying one person when already legally married to another.

Polyfidelity and/or Polyamory refers to all forms of multi-partner relating between adults which are ethical and consensual.

You are actually referring to Polygyny, although this is frequently called Polygamy because it is the most common form of Polygamy. Polyandry is much less common.
 
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