<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>The practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time.</li><li>(Among male animals) The habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively.</li><li>(Among social insects) The condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony.</li><li>Botany: The state or condition of having many pistils or styles.</li></ul>