Henogamy

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Henogamy is a social custom allowing exactly one of the children (or male children) in a family to marry.

Henogamy typically exists in order to preserve family property. It is a very rare custom, occurring primarily among the Nambudiri Brahmin caste in the state of Kerala, India. (primogeniture)