Translation of "polygyny" into Dutch
veelwijverij, polygynie, Polygynie are the top translations of "polygyny" into Dutch.
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - H. Spencer [..]
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veelwijverij
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polygynie
nounEighty-six percent of human societies permit a man to have several wives: polygyny.
In 86% van de menselijke samenlevingen mogen mannen meerdere vrouwen hebben: polygynie.
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Polygynie
plural marriage with a man having more than one wife simultaneously
From the adelphic polygyny of the Omaha tribe to the patriarchal polygamy of the early Mormons to the free love hippy communes of the 1970s.
Van de adelphic polygynie van de Omaha stam naar de patriarchale polygamie van de eerste mormonen naar de vrije liefde hippie communes van 1970.
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