polygynous marriage

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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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In apolygynousmarriage, each marriage creates a separate family or household with the husband as the common spouse to all the families.
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In taxpayer families, polyandrous and monogamist marriage were the more common forms of marriage, while much less widespread was thepolygynousmarriage.
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In the young and intermediate age groups, mean fertility of women in polygynous marriages is higher than that of women in monogamous marriages.
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It is the very low rates of usage of those in polygynous marriages which depress the rates for the married as a whole.
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Polygynous marriages of the elite and rural lineage heads would be a logical extension of a patrifocal, endogamous organization, especially if female labor was a significant aspect of the economy.
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Today, the percentage of women in polygynous marriages in rural areas (23.9%) is almost double that of women in urban areas (12.4%).
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According to the database, within this patrilineal system polygynous marriages with up to four wives can occur.
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Often, tribal leadership tended toward polygynous marriages with the express purpose of establishing relationships with other powerful families, effectively injecting the practice of marriage with a political purpose.
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