MONOGAMY

noun Etymology: French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek, from monogamos monogamous, from mon- + gamos marriage, from gamein to marry Date: 1612 the practice of marrying only once during a lifetime, the state or custom of being married to one person at a time, the condition or practice of having a single mate during a period of time , monogamous also monogamic adjective monogamously adverb