[ pə'lɪdʒɪni ]
■ noun polygamy in which a man has more than one wife. Compare with polyandry .
Derivatives
polygynous pə'lɪdʒɪnəs adjective
Origin
C18: from poly- + Gk gunē 'woman'.
POLYGYNY
Meaning of POLYGYNY in English
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004