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sororate definition

so·ror·ate (sə rôr′it, -āt)

noun

the custom in some cultures of marrying the younger sister of one's wife, esp. after the wife's death

Etymology: ModL < L soror, sister + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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