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Complete Definition of "levirate marriage"

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Etymology
From the Latin levir meaning "husband's brother" + -ate, with marriage.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A marriage in which a widow marries her late husband's brother in order to maintain the family community.

Related terms
sororate marriage

ru:levirate marriage

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