hypergyny

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -gyny.

Noun

hypergyny (usually uncountable, plural hypergamies)

1. Act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself
   • 2009, Stealing Genes and Hypergyny‎^[1]:
   • 2014, Human social stratification and hypergyny‎^[2]:
   • 2015 The “female fertility–social stratification–hypergyny” hypothesis

Related terms

• hypergamy (marrying up in general)
• hypogamy (marrying down in general)
• hypoandry (men marrying down)

See also

• polyandry (many men marrying a single spouse)
• polygyny (many women marrying a single spouse)