Polygynous

Polygynous (POLYGYNOUS)

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Section	English 502	Arabic 502	Czech 502	German 502	Spanish 502	Finnish 502	French 502	Italien 502	[[pl-I:50#502\|Template:Lang name -pl 502]]	Portuguese 502	Russian 502
502-1	marriage laws	قوانين الزواج	manželské zákonodárství	Ehegesetzgebung	legislación matrimonial	avioliittolainsäädäntö	législation matrimoniale	legislazione matrimoniale	prawo małżeńskie	LEIS matrimoniais	Брачное законодательство
502-2	marriage customs	عادات الزواج	manželské obyčejové právo	Ehegebräuche —Heiratssitten	costumbres matrimoniales	avioliittotapa	coutume matrimoniale	costume matrimoniale —usanza matrimoniale	zwyczaje małżeńskie	COSTUME matrimonial	Обычаи, относящиеся к браку
502-3	monogamous	وحدانية الزوج و الزوجة	monogamní	monogam	monógamo	monogaaminen	monogame	monogamo	monogamiczne (społeczeństwo)	MONOGÁMICO	Моногамия —Единобрачие
502-4	polygamous	تعدد الأزواج و الزوجات	polygamní	polygam	polígamo	polygaaminen	polygame	poligamo	poligamiczne (społeczeństwo)	POLIGÂMICO	Полигамия —Многобрачие
502-5	polyandrous	تعدد الأزواج للزوجة	polyandrický	polyandrisch	poliandra	polyandrinen	polyandre	poliandro	poliandryczne (społeczeństwo)	POLIÂNDRICO	Многомужество —Многомужие
502-6	polygynous	تعدد الزوجات للرجل	polygynní —mnohoženský	polygyn	políginas	polygyyninen	polygyne	poligino	poligyniczne (społeczeństwo)	POLÍGINO	Многоженство

Marriage laws¹ or marriage customs² differ in different societies. A society in which each person may be married to only one person of the opposite sex at a time is called monogamous³. Societies in which a person may be married to several persons simultaneously are called polygamous⁴. A distinction is made between polyandrous⁵ societies, where a woman may have several husbands, and polygynous⁶ societies, where a man may have several wives. The term "polygamy" is frequently used in the sense of polygyny.

3. monogamous adj. — monogamy n.
4. polygamous adj. — polygamy n.
5. polyandrous adj. — polyandry n. 6. polygynous adj. — polygyny n.