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Polyandrous   /pˌɑlˌiˈændrəs/   Listen
Polyandrous

adjective
1.
Having more than one husband at a time.






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"Polyandrous" Quotes from Famous Books



... take other men besides. Conversely, the men also are said to have the right of taking a second, third, fourth, or more wives. To what circumstances polyandry owes its origin is not yet clear. Seeing that the polyandrous nations, without exception, live either on high mountain regions, or in the cold zone, polyandry probably owes its existence to a phenomenon that Tarnowsky comments on.[22] He learned from reliable travelers that a long sojourn at high elevations lowers the sensuous pleasures, ...
— Woman under socialism • August Bebel



Words linked to "Polyandrous" :   polygamous, polyandry



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