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The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.
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the state or practice of having two or more husbands at the same time.
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A woman with many husbands
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The state or philosophy of having more than one husband; a subset of polygamy.
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The extremely rare practice in which a woman is married to more than one husband.
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A state of legal marriage in which a woman has two or more husbands. Adjective: "polyandrous".
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marriage between one woman and two or more men simultaneously.
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having more than one husband at a time
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A form of polygamy and the practice of having more than one male mate at a time. See also Polygyny.
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marriage of a woman to more than one man.
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(poly=many; andro=man) Polygamy in which one woman has two or more husbands at the same time.
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Marriage of one woman to more than one man at a time.
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A woman who is married to more than one husband at any given time.
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A marital practice in which one woman is married to more than one man.
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pol EE an drEE, pol EE an-] Marriage practice in which one woman had several husbands; recounted in Aryan epics. (p. 59)
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The concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men.
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