polygynist

[ puh-lij-uh-nist ]

noun

1. a person who practices or favors polygyny.

Word History and Origins

Origin of polygynist¹

First recorded in 1875–80; polygyn(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

The most challenging case occupying the family law firm is the estate of the late Omar Farid, a Muslim “polygynist.”

From Wall Street Journal

As economist Robert H. Frank has pointed out women in polygynist marriages should have more power because they’re in greater demand, and men should wind up changing more diapers.

From Slate

It may now be asked why the polygynist nations have not gravitated to monogamy, like the latter-day saints of Salt Lake City.

From Project Gutenberg