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POLYANDRIE ADELPHIQUE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-12-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Anthropology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- adelphic 1, record 1, English, adelphic
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Anthropologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- adelphique
1, record 1, French, adelphique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas de mariages polygames, lorsque les différentes co-épouses sont sœurs on a affaire à de la polygynie adelphique, et symétriquement la polyandrie est dite adelphique lorsque les divers co-époux de la femme sont frères. 1, record 1, French, - adelphique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
- Anthropology
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fraternal polyandry
1, record 2, English, fraternal%20polyandry
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- adelphic polyandry 1, record 2, English, adelphic%20polyandry
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The marriage of a woman to a set of two or more brothers at the same time. 2, record 2, English, - fraternal%20polyandry
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
- Anthropologie
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polyandrie adelphique
1, record 2, French, polyandrie%20adelphique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polyandrie dans laquelle deux ou plusieurs frères épousent la même femme. 2, record 2, French, - polyandrie%20adelphique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans le cas de mariages polygames [...] la polyandrie est dite adelphique lorsque les divers co-époux de la femme sont frères. 3, record 2, French, - polyandrie%20adelphique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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