The sororate was operative during the feudal period, at least among the feudal lords.
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Sororate
//səˈɹɔːɹət//
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Finnish
3 entries- kälyavioliitto noun (marriage)
- sororaatti noun (custom)
- sororaatti noun (marriage)
Russian
1 entries- сорорат noun (custom)
Swedish
2 entries- sororat noun (custom)
- sororat noun (marriage)
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The sororate is frequently associated with the custom of bride price; if the husband′s kindred have “bought” a wife for him and she dies, her family or kindred are obligated to replace her. The institutions of levirate and sororate are very widespread in primitive society, and in many instances a tribe will observe both customs.
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A related marriage tradition is the sororate (Latin soror means “sister”), in which a man has the right to marry a (usually younger) sister of his deceased wife. In some societies, the sororate also applies to a man who has married a woman who is unable to bear children.
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Sororates had a similar effect of providing for the survivors of a deceased.
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