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monogyny

[ muh-noj-uh-nee ]

noun

  1. the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time.
  2. (of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time.
  3. (in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony.
  4. Botany. the condition of having one pistil.


monogyny

/ mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ /

noun

  1. the custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • moˈnogynous, adjective
  • moˈnogynist, noun
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Other Words From

  • mo·nogy·nous mon·o·gyn·ic [mon-, uh, -, jin, -ik], mono·gyni·ous adjective
  • mo·nogy·nist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of monogyny1

1875–80; mono- + Greek -gynia, equivalent to gyn ( ) woman, wife + -ia -y 3

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