Suttee Definition

sətē, sutē
satis, suttees
noun
A Hindu widow who allowed herself to be cremated alive on the funeral pyre of her husband's body.
Webster's New World
A widow who commits such an act.
American Heritage
The former Hindu custom of such self-immolation.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Suttee

Noun

Singular:
suttee
Plural:
suttees

Origin of Suttee

  • Sanskrit satī virtuous woman, suttee from feminine present participle of asti, s- she is, is true es- in Indo-European roots

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

  • From Sanskrit सती (satī́, “good and virtuous or faithful wife"), from सत् (sát, “true, good, right etc."). In English usage since 1786.

    From Wiktionary

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