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Polyandry

The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with monandry.

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Polygamy 76% connected

The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having sev…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Polyandrous 74% connected

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Polyandrous 74% connected

Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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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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Marriage noun · 86% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Matrimony noun · 86% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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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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Monogamy noun · 86% connection

the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time

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Monogyny noun · 86% connection

having only one wife 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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Union noun · 86% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Wedlock noun · 86% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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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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Access time noun · 78% connection

(computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive; "acce…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, woman, husband, time, contrasted.
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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…

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Amenable adjective · 78% connection

Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her husband.

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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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Couvade noun · 78% connection

A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if ill.

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Covert verb · 78% connection

Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control o…

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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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Cucquean noun · 78% connection

A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her.

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Discoverture noun · 78% connection

A state of being released from coverture; freedom of a woman from the coverture of a husband.

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Divorce noun · 78% connection

The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (/ thoro), "from bed board."

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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…

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Dower noun · 78% connection

That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage; dowry.

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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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Estovers n. pl. · 78% connection

Necessaries or supples; an allowance to a person out of an estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for life, etc., o…

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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…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: possession, woman, husband, time, contrasted.
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Forewoman noun · 78% connection

A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or workers in a shop or other place; a head woman.

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