practice polyandry
121hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… …
122polygyny — noun /pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/ The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives Ant: monogamy, monogyny, polyandry …
123polygamy — noun /pəˈlɪgəmi/ a) The having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time Originally polygamy could work either or both ways, but civilisation generally forbids simultaneous husbands b) Commonly used specifically for… …
124monoandry — noun The practice of having one husband at the same time. Syn: monogamy Ant: polyandry, polygamy …
125levirate — 1. adjective Having to do with ones husbands brother. 2. noun a) A marriage between a widow and her deceased husbands brother or, sometimes, heir. And it is, he says, impossible not to believe that the Levirate that is, the practice of marrying a …
126Child labour in India — Young boy stacking plates in Bangalore The problem of child labor exploitation is a major challenge to the progress of developing countries. Children that are very young work at the cost of their right to education which leaves them permanently… …
127Conflict of marriage laws — Conflict of laws Preliminiari …
128Nair ceremonies and customs — Nair (Malayalam: നായര്, pronounced [naːjar]), also spelt Nayar, is the name of a Hindu forward caste from the South Indian state of Kerala. Contents 1 Earlier customs and traditions 1.1 Marumakkathayam and Tharavadu 1.2 Kalari …
