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LEVIRATE
levirate
(noun) the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother’s line
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
levirate (not comparable)
Having to do with one's husband's brother.
Usage notes
• This adjective is used almost exclusively as part of the phrase levirate marriage.
Noun
levirate (plural levirates)
(countable) A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir.
(anthropology) The institution of levirate marriage.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Lev"i*rate, Lev`i*rat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. levir a husband's brother, brother-in-law; akin to Gr. lévirat leviration.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married to the husband's brother. The firstborn son of a leviratical marriage was reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased brother. Alford.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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