ˌpünəˈlüə noun
( -s )
Etymology: Hawaiian
1. : a group marriage formerly practiced in Hawaii in which a group of brothers is married to a group of sisters or in which the husbands are of the same kinship group and the wives are members of another kinship group
2. : the two or more husbands of a wife or the two or more wives of a husband in such a group marriage
3. : the relationship of the persons in such a form of marriage