Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Polyandrous: Describing a marriage system or practice in which a woman has more than one husband at the same time.
2. Noun:
   • Polyandry: The social practice or custom of a woman having more than one husband simultaneously.

Usage

• Adjective:
  • Xã hội đó từng có tục lệ đa phu. (That society once had a polyandrous custom.)
  • Một người phụ nữ đa phu. (A polyandrous woman.)
• Noun (often used in the compound "chế độ đa phu"):
  • Chế độ đa phu khá hiếm gặp trong lịch sử nhân loại. (Polyandry is quite rare in human history.)
  • Các nhà nhân chủng học nghiên cứu về chế độ đa phu. (Anthropologists study polyandry.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "đa phu" is specific and academic, primarily used in anthropological, sociological, or historical contexts to describe a specific type of marital structure. It is not used in everyday conversation about modern relationships.

Variants and Related Words

• Đa thê (n): Polygyny (the practice of a man having more than one wife).
• Đa hôn (n): Polygamy (a general term for marriage to more than one spouse).
• Một vợ một chồng (n): Monogamy (the practice of having only one spouse).

Synonyms

• Chế độ nhiều chồng: Literally "the system of many husbands," a descriptive synonym for polyandry.

Important Note on Meaning

• "Đa phu" specifically means polyandry (one woman, multiple husbands). The reference context also lists "polygamous," which is a broader term (đa hôn). In precise usage, "đa phu" is not synonymous with the general term "polygamy." It refers to one specific form of it.

1. Polyandrous, polygamous
   • Chế độ đa phu
     Polyandry, polygamy