Leviration
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 levirate marriage uncountable
"Their custom also supports that if she has got male or female child she will remain in deceased husband's house till her life ends. The leviration of such widows by the deceased clan-member is not rare in the society."
Example
More examples"Their custom also supports that if she has got male or female child she will remain in deceased husband's house till her life ends. The leviration of such widows by the deceased clan-member is not rare in the society."
Etymology
From levirate + -ion?
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