monogyny

mo·nog·y·ny

M0394400 (mə-nŏj′ə-nē)n.1. The practice or condition of having only one wife at a time.2. Zoology a. A mating pattern in which a male mates with one female in a single breeding season.b. The condition of having only one queen. Used of an insect colony.

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mo·nog′y·nist n.mo·nog′y·nous adj.

monogyny

(mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ) n (Sociology) the custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time moˈnogynist n moˈnogynous adj

mo•nog•y•ny

(məˈnɒdʒ ə ni)

n. 1. the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time. 2. Zool. the condition of having only one female mate at a time. [1875-80]

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monogyny - having only one wife at a time monogamousness, monogamy - having only one spouse at a time