Polygyny ( from neo-Greek πολυγυνία from πολύ poly " many ", and γυνή gyny " woman or wife ") is a mating system involving one male and two or more females, or a form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time.

Polygyny was seen by the male Lacandón as a way to ensure labor and economic power, retain ritual knowledge in food preparation, and maintain fertility among wives at different times.

* Polygyny, a form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time

Polygyny is the most common form of polygamy ; the much rarer practice of polyandry is the form of marriage in which one woman has two or more husbands at the same time, usually among brothers or males of the same family.

Polygyny is less prevalent in societies where more women are literate.

Polygyny is illegal in the United States and Canada, with some exceptions existing in Canada's provinces of Saskatchewan and British Columbia.

Polygyny is more widespread in Africa than in any other continent.

Polygyny is a significant structural factor governing divorce in countries where this is permitted.

Polygyny is associated with an increased sharing of subsistence provided by women.

Polygyny is also associated with greater environmental variability in the form of variability of rainfall.

Polygyny is not required, constituting approximately 37 percent of marriages in 1992.

Polygyny, especially sororal polygyny, is the basis of Wari ' family structure.

Polygyny is prevalent among the Nyishi.

Polygyny is permitted in Islam under some conditions, but polyandry is forbidden.

Polygyny in Islam is permitted.

In some species, especially in ants, more than one queen can be found in the same colony, a condition called Polygyny.

** Polygyny ( the most common polygamous mating system in vertebrates so far studied ): One male has an exclusive relationship with two or more females

** Polygyny ( the most common polygamous mating system in vertebrates so far studied ): One male has an exclusive relationship with two or more females.

Polygyny, a common practice among South American Indians, was quickly adopted by European settlers.

* In the Lake Region of Central Africa, " Polygyny ... was uncommon.

* Korotayev A., Bondarenko D. Polygyny and Democracy: a Cross-Cultural Comparison // Cross-Cultural Research.

Polygyny and Nest Spacing in Lapland Longspurs Calcarius-Lapponicus a Hypothesis.

Polygyny in the Evening Grosbeak.

It was, I felt, possible that they were men who, having received no tickets for that day, had remained in the hall, to sleep perhaps, in the corners farthest removed from the counter with its overhead light.

The company grew out of efforts by two completely inexperienced men in their late twenties, neither having a formal education applicable to, or experience in, manufacturing or selling our type of articles.

There was, it seems to me, enough in the openly declared principles and intentions of Russian leaders to alienate honorable men without their having to wait to see how it would turn out.

To raise the added objection that men require certainty on psychological grounds, answers to ultimate questions having an irrational rather than scientific basis, is in a real sense to undermine the objection itself.

The editor of the Daily Journal warned, `` that if such a demonstration be made, it will not find support or countenance from any of the men whose names are recognized as having a right to speak for Providence ''.

To propose that men be religious without having religious institutions is like proposing that they be learned without having schools.

During the morning hours, it became clear that the arrest of Spencer was having no sobering effect upon the men of the Somers.

Lincoln warned that " The Slave Power " was threatening the values of republicanism, and accused Douglas of distorting the values of the Founding Fathers that all men are created equal, while Douglas emphasized his Freeport Doctrine, that local settlers were free to choose whether to allow slavery or not, and accused Lincoln of having joined the abolitionists.

The archaeology, however, shows that they were largely Romanized, lived in Roman-style houses and used Roman artifacts, the Alemannic women having adopted the Roman fashion of the tunic even earlier than the men.

Thebe, Alexander's wife and cousin ( or half-sister, as the daughter of Jason of Pherae ), concealed her three brothers in the house during the day, had the dog removed when Alexander had gone to rest, and, having covered the steps of the ladder with wool, brought up the young men to her husband's chamber.

Equal dosages of alcohol consumed by men and women generally result in women having higher blood alcohol concentrations ( BACs ).

: When, after the action had thus occurred, his own men returned to each general, Scipio could adopt no fixed plan of proceeding, except that he should form his measures from the plans and undertakings of the enemy: and Hannibal, uncertain whether he should pursue the march he had commenced into Italy, or fight with the Roman army which had first presented itself, the arrival of ambassadors from the Boii, and of a petty prince called Magalus, diverted from an immediate engagement ; who, declaring that they would be the guides of his journey and the companions of his dangers, gave it as their opinion, that Italy ought to be attacked with the entire force of the war, his strength having been nowhere previously impaired.

The plot is described as having been planned by three men, but many in the Senate, army and equestrian order were said to have been informed of it and involved in it.

More and more frequently can the American habit of having men dressed as Święte Mikołaje at malls to hear out children's requests be observed in Poland.

In refuting the beliefs of the gnostics, Irenaeus stated that " Plato is proved to be more religious than these men, for he allowed that the same God was both just and good, having power over all things, and himself executing judgment.

He puts forward the idea that when men have the opportunity to possess property and work on it, they will “ learn to love the very soil which yields in response to the labor of their hands, not only food to eat, but an abundance of the good things for themselves and those that are dear to them .” He states also that owning property is not only beneficial for a person and their family, but is in fact a right, due to God having “... given the earth for the use and enjoyment of the whole human race ”.

Plutarch is the source also for the story that the victorious Spartan generals, having planned the demolition of Athens and the enslavement of its people, grew merciful after being entertained at a banquet by lyrics from Euripides's play Electra: " they felt that it would be a barbarous act to annihilate a city which produced such men " ( Life of Lysander )

The Turks, having seized the summit of the mountain, and the French ( both soldiers and pilgrims ) having been taken by surprise, there was little hope of escape: those who tried were caught and killed, and many men, horses and baggage were cast into the canyon below the ridge.

Though both men professed ' sadness ' at having to do this, private conversations and letters show them both perfectly happy to sacrifice their " blue-eyed German ".

I consider them as the three greatest men that have ever lived, without any exception, and as having laid the foundation of those superstructures which have been raised in the Physical and Moral sciences ".

Historically, the American film industry portrayed the Foreign Legion as, in the words of Neil Tweedie of The Daily Telegraph, having " a reputation as a haven for cut-throats, crooks and sundry fugitives from justice " and also having many men escaping failed romances.