monogamy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun having only one spouse at a time
    monogamousness.

WordNet

Mo*nog"a*my noun
Etymology
L. monogamia, Gr. : cf. F. monogamie.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913