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polygamy
(encz) | polygamy,mnohoženství TonyMi |
Polygamy
(gcide) | 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; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the
East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and
cf. Polyandry.
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2. (Zool.) The state or habit of having more than one mate.
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3. (Bot.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both
perfect and unisexual flowers.
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polygamy
(wn) | polygamy
n 1: having more than one spouse at a time |
polygamy
(devil) | POLYGAMY, n. A house of atonement, or expiatory chapel, fitted with
several stools of repentance, as distinguished from monogamy, which
has but one.
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POLYGAMY
(bouvier) | POLYGAMY, crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more
wives, or she has two or more husbands living, marries another. It differs
from bigamy. (q.v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h.t.
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Polygamy
(gcide) | 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; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the
East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and
cf. Polyandry.
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2. (Zool.) The state or habit of having more than one mate.
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3. (Bot.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both
perfect and unisexual flowers.
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POLYGAMY
(bouvier) | POLYGAMY, crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more
wives, or she has two or more husbands living, marries another. It differs
from bigamy. (q.v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h.t.
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