KnowraPolygynyPolygynyPolygyny is a marital arrangement in which one man has more than one wife at the same time. It is one form of polygamy.BriefConnectPolygamy: A marital arrangement in which a person has multiple spouses at the same time. Polygyny is one gender-specific form of this broader marital arrangement.Islamic marriage jurisprudence: The body of legal interpretation governing marriage in Islamic traditions. Some interpretations permit a man up to four wives, subject to conditions and differing legal rules.Sexual selection: A form of natural selection arising from differences in access to mates and reproductive success. Polygyny can intensify competition over mates and contribute to unequal reproductive success.Serial monogamy: A pattern of successive exclusive partnerships, each involving two partners at a time. It involves multiple partners over time, unlike simultaneous marriages in polygyny.Polygyny threshold model: An evolutionary model explaining when females may benefit from mating with an already-mated male. It explains how unequal access to resources can make polygynous mating advantageous.Mormon fundamentalism: Religious movements that preserve practices and doctrines rejected by mainstream Latter-day Saint institutions. Some fundamentalist groups maintain plural marriage, including polygyny.Bateman's principle: The hypothesis that male reproductive success often varies more with mating success than female reproductive success does. It has been used to explain why polygyny and reproductive competition are common in some species.Polyamory: The practice or capacity for consensual romantic relationships with multiple partners. It may involve multiple partners without marriage or a husband-centered household structure.Polyandry: A marital arrangement in which one woman has more than one husband at the same time. It is the contrasting form of plural marriage organized around one wife and multiple husbands.Plural marriage in the Latter Day Saint movement: The historical practice of men and women having multiple spouses in parts of the Latter Day Saint movement. Nineteenth-century practice included polygynous households and later institutional prohibition.Show all 20Linked from 5 pagesBigamyBroader topic: It is a specific marital arrangement that may be prohibited through bigamy laws.BridewealthRelated: Where bridewealth is customary, its costs and obligations may shape access to polygynous marriage.ConcubinageCompared with: It involves multiple recognized wives, rather than a partner outside marriage.Mariama BâRelated: The practice is central to the marital conflict in So Long a Letter.Sororate marriageCompared with: A sororate marriage follows a wife's death; polygyny describes concurrent marriages.