Levirate-marriage Definition

noun

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

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Levirate-marriage

Noun

Singular:
levirate-marriage
Plural:
levirate-marriages

Origin of Levirate-marriage

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

    From Wiktionary

Levirate-marriage Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to levirate-marriage using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

levirate-marriage

Word Length

Words Near Levirate-marriage in the Dictionary