ngẫu hôn

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pair marriage: A form of marriage in primitive society where one man is united with one woman, often considered an early and transitional stage of marital organization.
   • Dyadic marriage: A simple, often non-exclusive, marital union between one male and one female, typically lacking the permanence and institutional structures of later monogamous marriage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà nhân chủng học nghiên cứu chế độ ngẫu hôn trong các bộ lạc cổ đại. (Anthropologists study the system of pair marriage in ancient tribes.)
  • Ngẫu hôn là một bước tiến so với các hình thức hôn nhân nhóm trước đó. (Pair marriage was an advancement compared to prior forms of group marriage.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in academic contexts, specifically within anthropology, sociology, and historical studies of human family structures.
• It describes a specific evolutionary stage in marital history, positioned between more promiscuous group relations and the establishment of formal, lifelong monogamy.

Variants and Related Words

• Hôn nhân một vợ một chồng (n): Monogamy. A more stable and institutionalized form of marriage between one man and one woman.
  • Xã hội hiện đại chủ yếu dựa trên chế độ hôn nhân một vợ một chồng. (Modern society is primarily based on the monogamous marriage system.)

Synonyms

• Pair marriage
• Dyadic union
• Primitive monogamy (context-specific)

Related Concepts

• Hôn nhân nhóm (n): Group marriage. A marital system where multiple men are united with multiple women.
• Hôn nhân đối ngẫu (n): Often used interchangeably with , emphasizing the "paired" or "dyadic" nature of the union.