I hate being 'polyandrous' and I miss Mr Mine terribly, but I just need some mental stimulation, some mindfuck to keep my sanity in place. From Wordnik.com. [natinski Diary Entry] Reference
A "polyandrous" many husbands woman has joined the polygamy law's challengers. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
What about polygynous, polyandrous or group marriages?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The right formerly known as the right to marry] Reference
Females controlled all wealth and property, and were polyandrous. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-07-01] Reference
I know some polyandrous societies that are relatively egalitarian. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Marriage] Reference
Dora probably would have been even happier in a polyandrous marriage. From Wordnik.com. [Time Enough For Love]
I suspect that polyandrous marriage would be even less attractive to men. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Libertarian Squishiness:] Reference
I'd rather take the polyandrous route -- more males for me to toy with. From Wordnik.com. [qdiosa Diary Entry] Reference
It is interesting to note that Po Ino Nogar is polyandrous, with 97 husbands. From Wordnik.com. [Rice Goddesses of Indonesia, Cambodia and Thailand | Angkor Wat Apsara & Devata: Khmer Women in Divine Context] Reference
In other words, would you end up with marriages that are both polyandrous and polygamous?. From Wordnik.com. [Should we legally recognize polyamorous marriages?] Reference
Just as her father was, in a way, polygamous, so Elizabeth was even more truly polyandrous. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Affinities of History — Complete] Reference
Therefore in a libertarian equilibrium, there would be many more polygamous than polyandrous families. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Surplus of Males and Runaway (with the Bride-Price) Brides:] Reference
Then, this theory would say that human ancestors were not polygynous but were monogamous or polyandrous. From Wordnik.com. [Bell curves] Reference
I suspect that even fewer American men would be inclined to enter into polyandrous one woman, many men marriages. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The politics of same-sex marriage vs. polygamous marriage:] Reference
Pachbhaiya means 'five brothers,' and this name possibly commemorates a polyandrous connection of some Audhelia woman. From Wordnik.com. [The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II] Reference
In other societies, there are people who live in de facto polyandrous arrangements that are not recognized by the law. From Wordnik.com. [Polyandry: Marriage with More Than One Man] Reference
As I understood it, that is why, in primitive, polyamorous/polyandrous societies, the avuncular relationship is so important. From Wordnik.com. [ProWomanProLife » Why am I so skeptical?] Reference
Some tribes along the Kyrgyztan/China border are polyandrous, owing to the lack of attractive women in the general population. From Wordnik.com. [Open Thread: “Facts” « Whatever] Reference
The German suitors may be willing to consider a polyandrous relationship -- a three-way merger of Dresdner, Commerzbank and Postbank. From Wordnik.com. [Foreigners may have to fight off] Reference
Polyandry will not work as a stable institution because the woman can't assure each man in a polyandrous marriage that the child is his. From Wordnik.com. [Polygamy: Economics vs. History, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Joseph's polyandrous wives for the most part lived with their original husbands, and many others boarded with families privy to the secret. From Wordnik.com. [Yet another memoir excerptI call this one "Prophet Sharing"] Reference
Man is a born polygamist, but woman is not naturally polyandrous. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 1.] Reference
Not one of Ms. Devi's five children lives in a polyandrous family. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
But polyandrous families seldom had more than six or seven children. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The man remained, though in name only, the head of the polyandrous family. From Wordnik.com. [White Shadows in the South Seas] Reference
In polyandrous communities the women make good use of their opportunities. From Wordnik.com. [Primitive Love and Love-Stories] Reference
Again, is the polyandrous wife to be, or not to be, the head of the family?. From Wordnik.com. [Moral Philosophy] Reference
"And it's polyandrous -- so a woman ought to have a good time --" she laughed. From Wordnik.com. [The Mountebank] Reference
Man is by nature polygamic whereas woman as a rule is monogamic and polyandrous only when tired of her lover. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
The researchers believe the findings have relevance for a range of species with polyandrous females, including some primates. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Coorgs may be pointed to as a race who once were polyandrous, but who were never, that I am aware of, accused of infanticide. From Wordnik.com. [Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore] Reference
The Pandavas, however, are polyandrous and thus, on being married to one brother, Draupadi is also married to the other four. From Wordnik.com. [The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry] Reference
A rule is monogamic and polyandrous only when tired of her lover. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Our polyandrous dam has borne. From Wordnik.com. [Proletaria] Reference
The beauteous, polyandrous Phryne!. From Wordnik.com. [Echoes from the Sabine Farm] Reference
Ishtar was polyandrous, but she turned into. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Whether monogamous, polyandrous or polygamous. From Wordnik.com. [iToot Stream] Reference
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