mesalliance$48081$ - translation to ελληνικό
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mesalliance$48081$ - translation to ελληνικό

PRACTICE OF A PERSON MARRYING A SPOUSE OF HIGHER CASTE OR SOCIAL STATUS THAN THEIRS
Hypergyny; Hypogamy; Mesalliance; Marrying up; Marry up; Hypergamy theory

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n. ανάρμοστος γάμος

Ορισμός

hypergamy
[h??'p?:g?mi]
¦ noun marriage to a person of a superior class.
Origin
C19: from hyper- + Gk gamos 'marriage'.

Βικιπαίδεια

Hypergamy

Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person marrying a spouse of higher caste or social status than themselves.

The antonym "hypogamy" refers to the inverse: marrying a person of lower social class or status (colloquially "marrying down"). Both terms were invented in the Indian subcontinent in the 19th century while translating classical Hindu law books, which used the Sanskrit terms anuloma and pratiloma, respectively, for the two concepts.

The term hypergyny is used to describe the overall practice of women marrying up, since the men would be marrying down.