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Question
In which type of marriage does a woman have several husbands?
Options
Endogamy
Exogamy
Polygyny
Polyandry
MCQ
Solution
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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