Polyandry is:

a) a man having more than one wife at a time
b) a woman having more than one husband at a time
c) both marriage partners having multiple spouses
d) a same-sex marriage between two men
e) an arranged marriage in which families are in different social castes (or classes)


Ans: b) a woman having more than one husband at a time

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