- polyandry
- Marriage to several men
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polyandry
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Polyandry — Pol y*an dry, n. [Poly + Gr. anh r, andro s, man, male: cf. F. polyandrie.] The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; contrasted with {monandry}. [1913 Webster] Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polyandry — polyandry. См. полиандрия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polyandry — (n.) 1780, from Late Gk. polyandria, from polys many (see POLY (Cf. poly )) + andr , stem of aner man, husband (see ANTHROPO (Cf. anthropo )) … Etymology dictionary
polyandry — ► NOUN ▪ polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband. DERIVATIVES polyandrous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek an r male … English terms dictionary
polyandry — [päl′ē an΄drē, päl΄ē an′drē] n. [Gr polyandria < poly , many + anēr, man: see ANDRO ] 1. the state or practice of having two or more husbands at the same time 2. [ModL polyandria] Bot. the presence of numerous stamens in one flower 3. Zool.… … English World dictionary
Polyandry — Relationships Types … Wikipedia
polyandry — /pol ee an dree, pol ee an /, n. 1. the practice or condition of having more than one husband at one time. Cf. monandry (def. 1). 2. (among female animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively. 3 … Universalium
polyandry — n. to practice polyandry * * * [ pɒlɪændrɪ] to practice polyandry … Combinatory dictionary
polyandry — A term denoting the marriage of one woman to two or more men. It is a rarely encountered form of marriage and usually occurs when one woman marries two or more brothers, in which case it is known as either adelphic or fraternal polyandry. One… … Dictionary of sociology
polyandry — This word (from the Greek polys, meaning many, and anēr, meaning man ) refers to the practice of having more than one husband at the same time; polyandry is contrary to exclusive conjugal love and so is not in accord with themoral law. (See… … Glossary of theological terms
polyandry — poliandrija statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Patelių poravimasis su keliais patinais. atitikmenys: angl. polyandry vok. Polyandrie, f rus. полиандрия, f … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
