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Levirate marriage
Noun
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
Noun
A marriage in which a widow marries her late husband's brother in order to maintain the family community.
Synonyms
levirate
leviration
widow inheritance
sororate marriage
sororate
levir
widow-hunter
lavender marriage
viduage
avunculocality
ghost marriage
intermarrier
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