[noun] [U] - the social system which allows a person to be married to only one person at a timeCompare bigamy; polygamy.Monogamy is also used to refer to the state of having only one permanent sexual partner at a time.Although they're not married, they've lived in a state of monogamy for years.
MONOGAMY
Meaning of MONOGAMY in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012