polyandry

poly- +‎ -andry.

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polyandry (usually uncountable, plural polyandries)

1. The having of a plurality of husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a woman to more than one man, or the practice of having several husbands, at the same time.
2. (zoology) The mating pattern whereby a female copulates with plural males.
3. Sexual relations with multiple males, by a female or a male, human or non-human, within or without marriage.

• monandry
• (antonym(s) of “with respect to number”): monogamy
• (antonym(s) of “with respect to gender”): polygyny

• polygamy

• bigamy

• polyandrist

• concubine
• seraglio
• harem