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hypergamy
hy·per·ga·my H0357950 (hī-pûr′gə-mē)n. The practice of marrying into an equal or more prestigious social group or caste.hypergamy (haɪˈpɜːɡəmɪ) n1. (Anthropology & Ethnology) a custom that forbids a woman to marry a man of lower social status2. (Anthropology & Ethnology) any marriage with a partner of higher social status[C19: from hyper- + -gamy] ˌhyperˈgamous adjhy•per•ga•my (haɪˈpɜr gə mi)
n. marriage to a person of a social status higher than one's own; orig., esp. in India, the custom of allowing a woman to marry only into her own or a higher social group. [1880–85] hy•per′ga•mous, adj. hypergamy
hypergamy within CASTE, the process in which, on marriage, a woman may be allowed to move into a husband's caste (but a man may not move into that of his wife).hypergamy
hypergamy (hī-pĕr′gă-mē) [″ + gamos, marriage] The tendency of women to reproduce with men of equal or higher social standing. |