多夫制 meaning in English

polyandry

But to allow polygyny but not polyandry would be to discriminate against women
但是如果允许一夫多妻制却禁止一妻多夫制，那么可能就会是对妇女的一种歧视。
Might that be one small reason among many larger ones explaining why polygyny has been much more common than polyandry
可能出于许多原因，一夫多妻制比一妻多夫制普遍得多，上述原因会是许多较大的理由当中的一个较小理由吗？
But with polyandry ( one woman and many husbands ) children cannot , in general , know the identity of their male parent ( although today dna testing could come to the rescue )
但是在一妻多夫制的婚姻(一个女人和许多丈夫) ，子女一般无法知道自己的父亲是谁(尽管如今的dna检测或许可以解决这个问题) 。