Social Sciences, asked by ramji7524, 1 year ago

What is polygamous marriage

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Answered by choudhary21

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Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία, polygamía, "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses.

When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, sociologists call this polygyny.

When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry.

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