Polygamy, translated literally in Late Greek as "often married" is a
marriage which includes more than two partners When a man is married to
more than one wife at a time, the relationship is called polygyny, and
there is no marriage bond between the wives; and when a woman is married
to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry, and there
is no marriage bond between the husbands. If a marriage includes
multiple husbands and wives, it can be called group marriage. The term
is used in related ways in social anthropology, sociobiology ,sociology,
as well as in popular speech. In social anthropology, polygamy is the
practice of a person's making him/herself available for two or more
spouses to mate with.
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