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In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands? -

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प्रश्न

In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands?

विकल्प

  • Endogamy

  • Exogamy

  • Polygyny

  • Polyandry

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उत्तर

Polyandry

Explanation:

Polyandry is the simultaneous marriage of a woman to two or more men; the name comes from the Greek polys, "many," and aner, Andros, "man." The institution is known as adelphic, or brotherly, polyandry, when the spouses in a polyandrous marriage are brothers or, are said to be brothers.

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