Monogamy
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The state of having only one husband or one wife at a time. A marriage contracted between one man and one woman, in exclusion of all the rest of mankind. The term is used in opposition to "bigamy" and "polygamy." Wolff. Dr. Nat. § 857.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The state of having only one husband or one wife at a time. A marriage contracted between one man and one woman, in exclusion of all the rest of mankind. The term is used in opposition to bigamy and polygamy. Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. § 857.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The marriage of one wife only, or the state of such as are re strained to a single wife. Webster. A Inarriage contracted between ona man and one woman, in exclusion of all the rest of nankind. The term is used in opposition to “bigamy” and “polygamy.” Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. § 857.