Legal Definition and Related Resources of Polyandry
Meaning of Polyandry
The state of a woman who has several husbands.
Polyandry Alternative Definition
The state of a woman who has several husbands. Polyandry is legalized only in Thibet.
Legal Definition of Polyandry
The marriage of one woman to several men at the same time. This is a rare type of polygamy. It usually takes the form of “fraternal polyandry”, which is brothers sharing the same wife.
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Definition of Polyandry
The Canada social science dictionary [1] provides the following meaning of Polyandry: A marriage structure where a woman has more than one husband at one time. It is rare, but when it is found there is often fraternal polyandry, in which the husbands are brothers .
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Notes and References
- Drislane, R., & Parkinson, G. (2016). (Concept of) Polyandry. Online dictionary of the social sciences. Open University of Canada
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