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LEVIRATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does levirate mean?
• LEVIRATE (noun)
The noun LEVIRATE has 1 sense:
1. the biblical institution whereby a man must marry the widow of his childless brother in order to maintain the brother's line
Familiarity information: LEVIRATE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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