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Definition of Levirate
1. Noun. The biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line.
Generic synonyms: Institution
Definition of Levirate
1. a. 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.
Definition of Levirate
1. Adjective. Having to do with one's husband's brother. ¹
2. Noun. A marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother or, sometimes, heir. ¹
3. Noun. (context: anthropology) The institution of levirate marriage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Levirate
1. the custom of marrying the widow of one's brother [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Levirate
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