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Definition of Polygynist
1. Noun. A man with two or more wives.
Definition of Polygynist
1. n. One who practices or advocates polygyny.
Definition of Polygynist
1. Noun. One who practices or advocates polygyny ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polygynist
Literary usage of Polygynist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Ethical Import of Darwinism by Jacob Gould Schurman (1887)
"... there was a concomitant decay of weaker tribes, until none but the strong,
polygynist tribes remained. The polyandrous condition was never general, ..."
2. The Ethical Import of Darwinism by Jacob Gould Schurman (1903)
"... there was a concomitant decay of weaker tribes, until none but the strong,
polygynist tribes remained. The polyandrous condition was never general, ..."
3. Women Under Polygamy by Walter Matthew Gallichan (1915)
"... Chinese mandarin—with a legal wife chosen for him by his parents—who takes
concubines or inferior wives into his household, may be called a polygynist. ..."
4. Fear and Conventionality by Elsie Worthington Clews Parsons (1914)
"Not to be a polygynist in a polygynous society may be a piece of selfishness to
your wife; but to be one under monogamy is treating her, she thinks, ..."
5. Woman's Share in Primitive Culture by Otis Tufton Mason (1894)
"The first polygynist named in Roman history was Mark Antony. In 726 a decretal
of Pope Gregory II allowed a man to marry a second wife. ..."
6. The Development of Marriage and Kinship by Charles Staniland Wake (1889)
"The polygynist would live among his own people surrounded by his wives. The exception
would be where these are sisters, in which case the man may reside ..."
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