group marriage

English

Noun

group marriage (plural group marriages)

A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.
Synonyms: circle marriage, complex marriage, conjoint marriage, multilateral marriage

Hypernym: polygamy

Coordinate term: bigamy

Translations

type of marriage

Azerbaijani: qrup nigahı
Chinese:
Mandarin: 群婚 (zh) (qúnhūn)
Danish: gruppeægteskab
Finnish: ryhmäavioliitto
German: Gruppenehe f, Vielehe (de) f
Irish: buíonphósadh m
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: группово́й брак (gruppovój brak)
Spanish: matrimonio grupal m
Swedish: gruppäktenskap

See also

line marriage

Further reading

group marriage on Wikipedia.Wikipedia