polygynous

Describes a social or mating system in which a male has multiple female partners.

• 🇷🇺Описывает социальную или брачную систему, в которой самец или мужчина имеет несколько партнёрш женского пола.

1. Having multiple wives C1 formal

   Relating to or characterized by the practice of having more than one wife at the same time.

   • Polygynous marriages were historically common in some societies.
   • The anthropologist studied a polygynous community in Africa.
   • In a polygynous family, the husband has multiple wives.

   🇷🇺Многожённый

   Synonyms: polygamous

   Antonyms: monogamous

• more polygynous comparative form
• most polygynous superlative form