As men increased their labour force, wealth and prestige through the accumulation of wives, so also did women through the institution of "female husb… - Ifi Amadiume

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As men increased their labour force, wealth and prestige through the accumulation of wives, so also did women through the institution of "female husbands.‟ When a woman paid money to acquire another woman, the woman who was bought had the status and customary rights of a wife, with respect to the woman who bought her, who was referred to as her husband, and the "female husband‟ had the same rights as a man over his wife.