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Polygamy
Polygamy (from Late Greek 蟺慰位蠀纬伪渭委伪, polygam铆a, 鈥渟tate of marriage to many spouses鈥�) is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called a group marriage.
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
See also Polyamory for non-fiction and Polyamorous for fiction. ...more
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[October 19, 1843. Thursday.]...After we had got on the road he [Joseph] began to tell me that E[mma] was turned quite friendly and kind. She had been anointed and he also had been a[nointed] K[ing]. He said that it was her advice that I should keep M[argaret] at home and it was also his council. Says he just keep her at home and brook it and if they raise trouble about it and bring you before me I will give you an awful scourging and probably cut you off from the church and then I will baptise
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― An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton
― An Intimate Chronicle: The Journals of William Clayton

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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem".
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