levirate

英[\'li:vɪrɪt]
美[\'livərət]

基本释义

n.
寡妇与亡夫兄弟的结婚

英英释义

Noun
  • 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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