monogyny

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monogyny - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Monogyny \Mo*nog"y*ny\, n. [See Monogynia.]
     1. Marriage with the one woman only.
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     2. (Bot.) The state or condition of being monogynous.
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monogyny - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  monogyny
      n 1: having only one wife at a time