polygyny
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Polygyny is still widely practiced throughout tribal Africa, as is the costly custom of buying a bride, which may mortgage a young man's income to his father-in-law for nearly his lifetime.
From Time Magazine Archive
Polygyny, indeed, is closely related with the institution of slavery and is practically coextensive with it.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)
Polygyny came in especially after women came to be captured in war and kept as slaves or wives.
From Sociology and Modern Social Problems by Ellwood, Charles A. (Charles Abram)
Polygyny is universal, being limited only by the wealth of the husband, or the numerical preponderance of the men.
From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court
Polygyny was common; in several of the tribes the bride's sisters became subordinate wives of the husband.
From The Siouan Indians by McGee, W. J. (William John)
