Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F. monogamie.]

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. (Zo["o]l.) State of being paired with a single mate.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)