Definitions for: Monogamy

[n] having one wife at a time

Webster (1913) Definition: Mo*nog"a*my, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also,
one marriage only during life; -- opposed to
deuterogamy.

2. (Zo["o]l.) State of being paired with a single mate.

Synonyms: monogamousness, monogyny

See Also: marriage, matrimony, serial monogamy, union, wedlock

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