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Polygamy
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(1):
(n.) The state or habit of having more than one mate.
(2):
(n.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
(3):
(n.) The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; - opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polygamy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/polygamy.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Polygamy'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/polygamy.html. 1828.