LEVIRATE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("levirate" is a kind of...):

institution (a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society)

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