monogamous wife

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• Monogamous — Mo*nog a*mous, a. [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. ?; mo nos single + ? marriage.] 1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as {Monogamian}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• monogamous — (adj.) having but one wife or husband at a time, 1770, from M.L. monogamus, from Gk. monogamos marrying only once (see MONOGAMY (Cf. monogamy)) …   Etymology dictionary

• Monogamous pairing in animals — Relationships Types …   Wikipedia

• monogamous — monogamy ► NOUN ▪ the state of having only one husband, wife, or sexual partner at any one time. DERIVATIVES monogamist noun monogamous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek monos single + gamos marriage …   English terms dictionary

• monogamous — mo|nog|a|mous [ mə nagəməs ] adjective having only one husband, wife, or sexual relationship at a time ╾ mo|nog|a|mous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• monogamous — UK [məˈnɒɡəməs] / US [məˈnɑɡəməs] adjective having only one husband, wife, or sexual relationship at a time Derived word: monogamously adverb …   English dictionary

• monogamous — [məˈnɒgəməs] adj having only one husband, wife, or sexual relationship at a time …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Great Royal Wife — M23 N41:X1 wr:t Great Royal Wife or Chief King s Wife (Ancient egyptian: ḥmt nswt wrt ) is the term used to refer to the chief wife of an Egyptian pharaoh on the day of his coronation. The first holder of its title was perhaps Nubkhaes of the… …   Wikipedia

• Monogamy — For the film, see Monogamy (film). Relationships …   Wikipedia

• Polygamy — Toba chieftain and his wives, 1892 Polygamy (from πολύς γάμος polys gamos, translated literally in Late Greek as often married )[1] is a marriage which includes more than two partners.[1] …   Wikipedia

• Polyamory — Polyamorous redirects here. For the Breaking Benjamin song, see Polyamorous (song). The infinity heart is a widely used symbol of polyamory.[1] …   Wikipedia