polygynyn.

Brit.

/pəˈlɪdʒᵻni/,

/pɒˈlɪdʒᵻni/, U.S.

/pəˈlɪdʒᵻni/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: poly- comb. form, Greek γυνή , -y suffix³.

Etymology: < poly- comb. form + ancient Greek γυνή woman, wife (see -gynous comb. form) + -y suffix³. Compare Hellenistic Greek πολυγύνης having many wives. Compare earlier polyandry n., and later monogyny n.

1. A form of polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at the same time. Cf. polyandry n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > polygyny

polygyny1780

polygynia1865

polygynaiky1880

sororate1910

sororal polygyny1952

1780 M. Madan Thelyphthora II. 91 There is not a nation under heaven, where polygyny is more openly practised, than in this Christian country.

1861 Times 21 Aug. 10/2 It is doubtless this teaching that polygyny is a divine institution which has such an effect in repressing the rebellious instincts of the women.

1892 Nation (N.Y.) 24 Nov. 398/3 The license, not of polygamy but of polygyny, was completely established in the case of kings.

1957 M. Banton West Afr. City xi. 202 Polygyny is no longer economically advantageous, nor is it easy for one man to support more than one wife.

1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 Feb. 27/1 Certain customary practices which the Catholic church proscribed such as polygyny.

2. Zoology. The fact or state of having more than one female mate. Cf. polyandry n. 1b.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Polygyny is more frequent than polyandry, being the usual case of polygamy as practised by man and the lower animals.

1935 Ecology 16 39 Since more than one female [fish] may mate with a single male—and possibly one female may also deposit eggs in the nests of more than one male—there may be polygamy, polygyny, and monogamy existing side by side.

1978 Sci. Amer. May 124/3 Whether or not a hypothesis along these lines can help to explain sage grouse polygyny is not yet clear.

1994 Observer 21 Aug. (Life Suppl.) 60/2 Swedish pied flycatchers indulge in polygyny.

3. Entomology. The presence of more than one queen in a colony of social insects.

ΚΠ

1922 W. M. Wheeler in Sci. Monthly July 69 In the social wasps we witness the first gradual development of a worker caste and also of polygyny and swarming.

1972 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 3 216 Polygyny..occurs very widely in wasps and ants.

1998 Nature 6 Aug. 521/3 Queens in the monogyne subpopulation are all homozygous BB, and live to lay eggs, so the locus may be closely involved in maintaining monogyny and polygyny, and genetic separation of subpopulations.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polygyny
释义	polygynyn. Brit. /pəˈlɪdʒᵻni/, /pɒˈlɪdʒᵻni/, U.S. /pəˈlɪdʒᵻni/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with English elements. Etymons: poly- comb. form, Greek γυνή , -y suffix³. Etymology: < poly- comb. form + ancient Greek γυνή woman, wife (see -gynous comb. form) + -y suffix³. Compare Hellenistic Greek πολυγύνης having many wives. Compare earlier polyandry n., and later monogyny n. 1. A form of polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at the same time. Cf. polyandry n. 1a. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [noun] > polygamy > polygyny polygyny1780 polygynia1865 polygynaiky1880 sororate1910 sororal polygyny1952 1780 M. Madan Thelyphthora II. 91 There is not a nation under heaven, where polygyny is more openly practised, than in this Christian country. 1861 Times 21 Aug. 10/2 It is doubtless this teaching that polygyny is a divine institution which has such an effect in repressing the rebellious instincts of the women. 1892 Nation (N.Y.) 24 Nov. 398/3 The license, not of polygamy but of polygyny, was completely established in the case of kings. 1957 M. Banton West Afr. City xi. 202 Polygyny is no longer economically advantageous, nor is it easy for one man to support more than one wife. 1994 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 Feb. 27/1 Certain customary practices which the Catholic church proscribed such as polygyny. 2. Zoology. The fact or state of having more than one female mate. Cf. polyandry n. 1b. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) Polygyny is more frequent than polyandry, being the usual case of polygamy as practised by man and the lower animals. 1935 Ecology 16 39 Since more than one female [fish] may mate with a single male—and possibly one female may also deposit eggs in the nests of more than one male—there may be polygamy, polygyny, and monogamy existing side by side. 1978 Sci. Amer. May 124/3 Whether or not a hypothesis along these lines can help to explain sage grouse polygyny is not yet clear. 1994 Observer 21 Aug. (Life Suppl.) 60/2 Swedish pied flycatchers indulge in polygyny. 3. Entomology. The presence of more than one queen in a colony of social insects. ΚΠ 1922 W. M. Wheeler in Sci. Monthly July 69 In the social wasps we witness the first gradual development of a worker caste and also of polygyny and swarming. 1972 Ann. Rev. Ecol. & Systematics 3 216 Polygyny..occurs very widely in wasps and ants. 1998 Nature 6 Aug. 521/3 Queens in the monogyne subpopulation are all homozygous BB, and live to lay eggs, so the locus may be closely involved in maintaining monogyny and polygyny, and genetic separation of subpopulations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1780
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