polygyny

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The condition or practice of having more than one wife at one time.

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A mating pattern in which a male mates with more than one female in a single breeding season.

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The condition of having more than one queen. Used of an insect colony.

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Marriage or cohabitation of one man with more than one woman at the same time; polygamy as practised by the male.

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Of a male animal, the state of having more than one female mate.

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The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives.

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The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives – H. Spencer

noun

having more than one wife at a time