Sororate Definition

sə-rôrĭt
noun
The custom in some cultures of marrying the younger sister of one's wife, esp. after the wife's death.
Webster's New World
A marriage according to this custom.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sororate

Noun

Singular:
sororate
Plural:
sororates

Origin of Sororate

  • From Latin soror sister sororal

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin soror (“sister").

    From Wiktionary

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