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leviratic

leviratic is the alternative form of leviratical.

Meaning of leviratical

Adjective

leviratical (comparative more leviratical, superlative most leviratical)

  1. Of, relating to, or in accordance with levirate marriage.
    • The first-born son of a leviratical marriage was reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased brother.1855, Henry Alford, The Greek Testament

Forms of leviratic

comparativemore leviratic
superlativemost leviratic

Origin of leviratic

From levirate + -ic.

Questions about leviratic

What is leviratic the alternative form of?
Leviratic is the alternative form of leviratical.

Words near leviratic in the dictionary

  1. levir
  2. levirate
  3. levirate marriage
  4. levirate marriages
  5. levirates
  6. leviratic
  7. leviratical
  8. leviration
  9. Levirgian
  10. levirs
  11. Levis

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