polygamy

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"Humans have a range of partnerships that create conditions for a mix of full and half-siblings with strong parental investment, from serial monogamy to stable polygamy."

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

The DNA also revealed polygamy and “levirate unions,” in which closely related males—brothers, or a father and son—had children with the same woman.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

He was married to Irene Mzila, a nurse, eschewing the polygamy followed by many Zulu chiefs.

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023

I examined polygamy, not as a doctrine but as a social policy.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover