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Monogamy

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.

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Marriage 76% connected

The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony.

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Matrimony 76% connected

The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Wedlock 76% connected

The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony.

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Monogyny 76% connected

Marriage with the one woman only.

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Monogamous 74% connected

Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.

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Monogamous 74% connected

Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.

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Bigamy noun · 86% connection

the state of having two spouses at the same time

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Cuckoldom noun · 86% connection

the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery

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Endogamy noun · 86% connection

marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

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Exogamy noun · 86% connection

marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

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Intermarriage noun · 86% connection

marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

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Mesalliance noun · 86% connection

a marriage with a person of inferior social status

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Misalliance noun · 86% connection

an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)

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Monandry noun · 86% connection

the state of having only one husband at a time

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Polyandry noun · 86% connection

the state of having more than one husband at a time

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Polygamy noun · 86% connection

the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time

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Polygyny noun · 86% connection

a form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives

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Property settlement noun · 78% connection

(matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage

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Alimony noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

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Child support noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to the other who has custody of the children after the parents are separated

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Maintenance noun · 78% connection

court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Childhood noun · 78% connection

the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

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Family noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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A mensa et thoro unknown · 78% connection

A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife.

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Adultery noun · 78% connection

The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than his wife, or volunta…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: single, marriage, husband, wife, time.
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Babism noun · 78% connection

the doctrine and practice of a 19th century Iranian sect that affirmed the progressiveness of revelation, held that no revelation was…

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Baron noun · 78% connection

A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.

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Brother-in-law noun · 78% connection

The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

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Condonation noun · 78% connection

Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as adulter…

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Condone verb · 78% connection

To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of either the husband or the wife.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: single, marriage, husband, wife, time.
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Coverture noun · 78% connection

The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband,…

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Curtesy noun · 78% connection

the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he has had issue by…

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Deuterogamy noun · 78% connection

A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law. See B…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: single, marriage, husband, wife, time.
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Digamous adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to a second marriage, that is, one after the death of the first wife or the first husband.

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Digamy noun · 78% connection

Act, or state, of being twice married; deuterogamy.

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Dowager noun · 78% connection

A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or has property of her own brought…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: single, marriage, husband, wife, time.
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Dower noun · 78% connection

a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband

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Dowry noun · 78% connection

The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage. See Note under Dower.

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Durante preposition · 78% connection

During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito, during pleasure.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: single, marriage, husband, wife, time.
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During preposition · 78% connection

In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.

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Faithful adjective · 78% connection

True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude, or honor, as to a…

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