Dictionary entry

Monogamy

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Mo‐nog″a‐my (?), n. [L. monogamia, Gr. �: cf. F. monogamie.] 1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; — opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; — opposed to deuterogamy.

2. (Zoöl.) State of being paired with a single mate.