polyandry
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pol·y·an·dry
/ ˈpälēˌandrē/
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n.
polygamy in which a woman has more than one husband.Compare with polygyny.
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Zool.
a pattern of mating in which a female animal has more than one male mate.
DERIVATIVES:
pol·y·an·drous
/ ˌpälēˈandrəs/ adj.
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Cornelis Petrus Tiele
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cornelis Petrus Tiele , 1830-1902, Dutch theologian and author of a number of valuable works on the history of religion. Important is his Outlines of the History of Religion (1876, tr. 1877).
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Tiele, Cornelis Petrus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Tiele, Cornelis Petrus (1830–1902), Dutch theologian. As professor of religious history at Leiden University (1877–1901), he exercised great influence on the development of the study of comparative religion.
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