HYPERGAMY


Meaning of HYPERGAMY in English

— hypergamous , adj.

/huy perr"geuh mee/ , n.

the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own.

[ 1880-85; HYPER- + -GAMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .