- LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
- the marriage of a man to his brother's widow, provided no son has been born to the deceased man. This is practiced in many societies and is mandated in Deuteronomy 25:5-10 and the HEBREW BIBLE.
Concise dictionary of Religion. 2012.
LEVIRATE MARRIAGE
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Levirate — Lev i*rate (l[e^]v [i^]*r[asl]t), Leviratical Lev i*rat ic*al ( r[a^]t [i^]*kal), a. [L. levir a husband s brother, brother in law; akin to Gr. dah r: cf. F. l[ e]virat leviration.] Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the ancient… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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