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I think we had this discussion before, when someone disputed Aella's definition of "you're polyamorous if you're fine with your partner having other partners". Which looks like it's turning the definition inside out, but is actually useful for separating the sheep from the goats, that is, the polycules from the harems.
So an arrangement where a single patriarch has multiple wives is not a polycule unless there's an agreement that these wives are free to seek relationships with other men without terminating the current one. Maybe their husband is just such a fine specimen that they have no need for another partner right now (insert the quote about a woman blowing a man in a brothel not necessarily being a prostitute).
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