一いっ夫ぷ多た妻さい

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

polygamy; polygyny

Specifically refers to one husband having multiple wives. The broader term for multiple spouses is 複婚 (ふくこん).

• 一いっ夫ぷ多た妻さいは、一いち部ぶの文ぶん化かで認みとめられてきた。

  Polygyny has been accepted in some cultures.

• 一いっ夫ぷ多た妻さい制せいの社しゃ会かいでは、男だん性せいが複ふく数すうの妻つまを持もつことが許ゆるされる。

  In a polygynous society, a man is allowed to have multiple wives.