Monogyny

Word MONOGYNY
Character 8
Hyphenation mo nog y ny
Pronunciations /məˈnɒdʒɪnɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Monogyny"

What do we mean by monogyny?

The practice or condition of having only one wife at a time. noun

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

The condition of having only one queen. Used of an insect colony. noun

In zoology and anthropology, a mating with only one female or wife; the monogynous state: correlated with monandry. noun

Marriage with the one woman only. noun

The state or condition of being monogynous. noun

The practice of having one wife at the same time. noun

The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time. noun

Having only one wife at a time noun

The practice of having one wife at a time.

The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time.

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The word "monogyny" in example sentences

Despite praise for levirate marriage, it was almost completely abandoned by the end of the second century C.E. as it often clashed with the move toward monogyny. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, internal developments, as well as the influence of the western civilizations under whose aegis the Jews had come beginning with the third century B.C.E. (the Greeks and then the Romans), tended toward monogyny and dowry marriages. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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