Levirate
nounid
83890·updated May 18, 2026verified
the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
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- plural
- Levirates
- possessive
- Levirate's
- pluralpossessive
- Levirates'
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- §1
- the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
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